Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY)

Wax statue of Combs vandalized at museum

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NEW YORK (AP) >> Police say someone attacked a statue of Sean “Diddy” Combs at Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York, shoving the rap impresario’s likeness so forcefully it lost its head.

Investigat­ors were continuing Monday to look for a suspect in the strange episode Saturday night.

Police say a man entered the museum near Times Square around 8:45 p.m., went to the statue and knocked it to the ground. The head fell off as the figure toppled.

Madame Tussauds New York says artists will fix the damage as quickly as possible to get the figure back to the museum’s A-List Party Room.

General Manager Tom Middleton notes that Madame Tussauds doesn’t rope off its statues so “guests can interact respectful­ly” with them.

Combs attended his statue’s unveiling in 2009.

 ?? CHARLES SYKES — ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO ?? In a December 2009 photo, Sean “Diddy” Combs unveils his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York.
CHARLES SYKES — ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO In a December 2009 photo, Sean “Diddy” Combs unveils his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York.

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