'Scary' Lucille Ball Statue Gets Role In Halloween Haunted House Event

LAKEWOOD, N.Y.  (CBSNewYork/AP) -- It's a role "Scary Lucy'' was born to play: Frightening people at Halloween.

A bronze statue of Lucille Ball that drew worldwide scorn earlier this year for its unflattering depiction of the "I Love Lucy'' star will be placed in a mall near her western New York town as part of the shopping center's annual haunted house event.

The life-size statue was unveiled in 2009 in a park in the village of Celoron, on Chautauqua Lake. In April, a statue replacement campaign launched on Facebook gained renewed interest in the wake of local media stories on the statue, which was dubbed ``Scary Lucy'' for its grimace-like facial features.

A Massachusetts businessman has donated $20,000 to replace the now-infamous statue, which will be on display at the Chautauqua Mall in neighboring Lakewood during weekends through Halloween.

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