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Beyoncé's Wax Figure Compared to Leah Remini on Social Media
Beyoncé reigns over her Beyhive … but a new wax figure has social media thinking of Queens, New York, instead of the international pop sensation.
Here’s the deal … Madame Tussauds Blackpool, over in the UK, unveiled a statue of a pair of singer-songwriters Wednesday — Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. While Gaga’s recreation received little in the way of reaction, Beyoncé’s had fans doing a double-take.
The general consensus … Bey’s life-size statue looks less like the 32-time Grammy winner and more like actress Leah Remini.
Check it out … the statue’s wearing a classic Bey outfit, and they captured her hair pretty well, but the face does seem to share some striking features with Leah — and folks on social media were confused once they realized it’s not supposed to be LR.
FWIW … stuff like this happens semi-frequently with Madame Tussauds — like Dwayne Johnson‘s statue racking up Vin Diesel comparisons or Lil Wayne blasting his own likeness.
Basically, it seems hella difficult to work with wax and even tougher to appease hordes of fans …. so, sometimes a Queen ends up looking like “The King of Queens” wife!
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No word on whether Bey’s seen the statue … or if a Jay-Z/Kevin James wax mashup is on its way!
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A new L.A. Times feature: Now you can save our expert recs for your next adventure
Whether you’re looking for the best restaurants L.A. has to offer, a fun and affordable way to spend your day or a new adventure in one of our city’s iconic neighborhoods, the Los Angeles Times has you covered.
You can now make our guides your own by saving individual recommendations for later — mixing and matching from food to fun and everything in between — with the confidence that your choices are backed by L.A. Times experts.
Saving is simple. Visit any of our local guides, find something that interests you and look for the “Save” button. From there, you can choose a category in which to save your item, such as Food & Drink or Things to Do.
Not an L.A. Times subscriber? Don’t worry. You can register for a free account to get saving on many of our guides. Once you’ve saved a few items, check out your personalized save dashboard at latimes.com/saved/guides. You can also find it in the site account dropdown menu.
Call it a wish list, bucket list or checklist — the dashboard is all yours. Revisit your saves, remove ones you don’t want and even see your items on a personal map.
We hope this makes it easier to explore L.A. and beyond.
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What makes a song a ‘millennial song’ : It’s Been a Minute
What is the defining ‘millennial’ anthem?
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What song best defines the millennial generation?
On this episode from our friends at All Songs Considered, NPR Music editors Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce join host Robin Hilton to weigh the options and attempt to pick the one song that best captures the Millennial experience, from the dizzying highs of the dot-com boom, when anything seemed possible, to the post-9-11 bust, the “hope and change” of the Obama years, and prolonged period of generational disillusionment.
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Additional support for this episode came from Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Executive Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.
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Knicks fans jeer Trump as Spurs take Game 3 in NBA Finals
Victor Wembanyama, #1 of the San Antonio Spurs, reacts during the second quarter against the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 8 in New York City.
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The New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs last night, breaking their 13-game postseason winning streak.
Knicks coach Mike Brown criticized referees for the disparity between free throw attempts between the two teams. But fans online drew alternate theories as to why the Knicks lost: President Trump was at the game. This was the first time a sitting president attended an NBA Finals game.
“When Trump showed up on the jumbotron during the national anthem, [the crowd] booed louder than when the Spurs came on the court,” sports journalist Albert Samaha told Morning Edition.
President Trump later told reporters, “It was, I think, mostly cheers. It was loud, and very enthusiastic.”
NPR’s Michel Martin spoke with Samaha about Game 3, New York City’s reaction to having Trump in attendance and predictions for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.
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