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Demanding a statue in the courtyard of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he added: "I will not have the music business ignore my position in the industry."

The 39-year-old hairdresser apologised for writing "You lost, idiot" on the statue of Justice outside the Supreme Federal Court - an incident dubbed the "lipstick coup".

The suspects also directed the purchase and destruction of two statues the victim had created depicting Xi and Xi’s wife, according to prosecutors.

The Metropolitan Police said seven statues were damaged and they are investigating the incidents as criminal damage.

“It is the greatest story ever told ... but it’s always been on stained-glass windows, or statues,” he said.