Tina Turner Statue Unveiled In Tennessee To Fan Outrage: 'This Is Racism'

We Need A Do-Over: Tina Turner Statue Is Simply Not The Best According To X

Ben Montgomery / Tina Turner For some reason, immortalizing our greats in sculpture form has become quite a challenge for sculptors. The late Tina Turner is the latest example of that. A statue of the late icon was unveiled on Saturday in a park in Brownsville, Tenn., where the pop music icon grew up before becoming one of the biggest musical acts in the world, giving us legendary songs like “Proud Mary,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It, and “The…

Tina Turner Statue Unveiled In Tennessee To Fan Outrage: 'This Is Racism'

Tina Turner Statue unveiled in small Tennessee community

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — A 10-foot statue of rock n’ roll queen Tina Turner was unveiled Saturday in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up — before becoming a Grammy-winning singer, an electrifying stage performer, and one the world’s most recognizable and popular entertainers. The statue was revealed during a ceremony at a park in Brownsville, located about an hour drive east of Memphis. The city of about 9,000 people is near Nutbush, the…