The Weeknd is addressing that very awkward sex scene from episode two of The Idol.
In the episode, the 33-year-old entertainer’s character Tedros blindfolds popstar Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and instructs her to perform various sex acts.
While many viewers cringed at the scene, The Weeknd admitted that he wanted viewers to feel that way.
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Chloe Fineman is giving another spot-on impersonation!
The 34-year-old Saturday Night Live star – who was impersonated stars including Britney Spears, Jennifer Coolidge, and Drew Barrymore over the years – recently took to social media to impersonates Lily Rose Depp‘s The Idol character Jocelyn.
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The Weeknd is opening up about fellow pop stars.
The 33-year-old musician and The Idol star joined Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1 to discuss his new song “Popular” with Playboi Carti and Madonna), as well as working with Jennie Kim of BLACKPINK in his new show.
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The Weeknd has dropped a brand new song with two big stars attached!
The 33-year-old singer and actor stars in the new HBO series The Idol and he released the song “Popular” for the show.
Madonna and Playboi Carti are both featured on the track, which you can stream right here.
“Beggin’ on your knees to be popular / That’s her dream, to be popular (Hey) / Kill anyone to be popular / Sell her soul to be popular,” The Weeknd sings in the chorus.
The Idol, also starring Lily-Rose Depp, premieres on HBO and Max on Sunday night, June 4.
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We’re getting a new sneak peek at HBO’s upcoming series The Idol.
On Tuesday (May 30), HBO debuted a brand new trailer for the upcoming drama series starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp.
Here’s a plot summary: “After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn’s (Depp) last tour, she’s determined to claim her rightful status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America. Her passions are reignited by Tedros (The Weeknd), a nightclub impresario with a sordid past. Will her romantic awakening take her to glorious new heights or the deepest, darkest, depths of her soul?”
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The Idol just had its official premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and the reviews are steadily pouring in!
The already highly controversial HBO series, which stars Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) and Lily-Rose Depp, has faced significant backlash for allegations about the environment on set, and especially explicit and crude scenes.
Here’s a plot summary: “After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn’s (Depp) last tour, she’s determined to claim her rightful status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America. Her passions are reignited by Tedros (Tesfaye), a nightclub impresario with a sordid past. Will her romantic awakening take her to glorious new heights or the deepest, darkest, depths of her soul?”
Now that the show has premiered at Cannes, critics are weighing in with their first impressions.
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The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp pose together at the photocall for The Idol at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday (May 23) in Cannes, France.
In March, Rolling Stone published a bombshell article comparing the show to “torture p-rn”, divergent visions for the show causing turmoil, as well significant budgetary and timing issues.
“It’s always a little sad and disheartening to say mean false things said about someone you care about. It wasn’t reflective at all of my experience,” Lily Rose-Depp said at the press conference.
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