Madame Tussauds removes Kanye West wax figure from public view

It follows several companies including Adidas ending their partnerships with West and him dropping off the Forbes billionaire list amid controversial remarks

The wax figure of Kanye West (pictured, the rapper) has been retired from the Madame Tussauds exhibit in London (Ian West/PA)

Madame Tussauds has removed its wax figure of Kanye West from public view.

The model of the US rapper, who has legally changed his name to Ye, has been moved to an archive by the museum.