Madame Tussauds defends Beyonce wax figure after allegations of white-washing
Madame Tussauds is defending its wax figure of Beyonce after allegations of white-washing.

A sculpture of the "Crazy in Love" singer and wife of Jay Z appears at Madame Tussauds museum in New York City. Photos of the likeness went viral Wednesday after fans complained that it didn't, well, look like Queen Bey.

Beyonce' wax figure at @MadameTussauds is FIERCE! pic.twitter.com/7UDyi9VEWT

-- Joe (@CCFan007) July 18, 2017
"I think this is the most disgusting, disrespectful wax figure of Beyonce ever," one fan wrote on Twitter.

"Um, can we get a re-do?" another tweeted.

Others said her light complexion made her look more like a "White Chicks" character, or resembled celebrities like Kate Hudson, Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Haylie Duff, Kate Gosselin and Maya Rudolph.

Theory: Beyonce wax figure makers have never seen Beyonce pic.twitter.com/bZ2PWCUzUs

-- Michelle Lee (@heymichellelee) July 19, 2017
The "Beyhive" was especially upset that it looked so different from the former Destiny's Child member, while Madame Tussauds recently unveiled a wax figure of model Kylie Jenner that looks identical to the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star.

They really made Kylie's wax figure spot on and disrespected Beyonce like that [?] pic.twitter.com/d4YBWWTiRK

-- Charmaine Riley (@charmaineriley) July 19, 2017
Lmao u can't tell the real Kylie from the wax figure Kylie pic.twitter.com/5VXPCUPBlU

-- (c)(c)(c)(c)-unit (@bubufinehouse) July 19, 2017
Madame Tussauds released a statement Wednesday defending the Beyonce wax figure, blaming the issue on lighting and flash photography.