All tag results for 'statue'

Jacob Zuma, South Africa's current President, is going to honor Nelson Mandela with a statue.

We previously mentioned that Mandela is currently in the hospital with a pneumonia like lung infection.

These type of infections are never minor, especially in the elderly, but people do often overcome them.

President Zuma said:

Tags: health, honor, hospital, nelson mandela, south africa, statue

Usain Bolt was down in Rio this week and just yesterday visited a special statue.

He saw Christ the Redeemer, the famous statue on top of a hill above Rio.

Bolt was surround by reporters and fans when the photo opportunity came up.

Jesus struck his signature pose and so Usain decided to do his pose right back!

The Bolt pose!

Lookin' good there, Usain!

Must be nice being the fastest man in the world, getting to hang out with Jesus and all. LOLz!

[Image via AKM-GSI.]

Tags: brazil, christ the redeemer, olympian, picture, pose, reporters, rio, statue, usain bolt

After Penn State removed the statue of Joe Paterno from outside of Beaver Stadium, instead of leaving the spot empty, they planted some trees there.

Tags: college, environment, football, jerry sandusky, joe paterno, penn state, replace, sad, sex abuse, statue, trees

And just like that, the man who was once known as the legendary football coach of Penn State will now foremost be remembered as an accomplice to a horrific and predatory child abuser.

After quite a bit of debate regarding whether or not the statue of Joe Paterno should be removed from the front of Beaver Stadium, in light of the news that former head coach covered up incidents of child sexual abuse by his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky since 1998, it was finally

Tags: coach, despicable, jerry sandusky, joe paterno, penn state, removal, rodney erickson, scandal, sex abuse, statue

Mohammed Al Fayed loves two things: Soccer and Michael Jackson.

Which is why he combined the two!

Mohammed, who owns the Fulham soccer club, honored Michael Jackson by erecting a statue of him in front of the stadium.

Pretty awesome!!

[Image via Ramey Pix.]

Tags: michael jackson, soccer, statue