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UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

The Idol is 'Selena Gomez fan fiction based on love affair with The Weekend,' say fans

The Idol, co-created by The Weeknd and Sam Levinson, gets even more controversial when fans realize the similarities between Selena Gomez and the main character. The Weeknd and Selena dated in 2017.

Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023

The Idol: Lily-Rose Depp addresses finale’s baffling, controversial twist

This article contains major spoilers for episode five of ‘The Idol’

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

The Idol viewers left perplexed by hairbrush detail in final episode

‘I am so confused by this finale,’ one bemused person wrote

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

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The Idol finale mocks Kanye West for ‘following Hitler’

Rapper faced backlash last year for numerous antisemitic statements

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

HBO's The Idol Has Been Heavily Panned, And It Looks Like Some Of Its 5-Star Reviews May Have Even Been Faked

HBO's The Idol has faced much critical panning, and a closer look at some of its 5-star reviews online hints at some fakery being involved.

Cinemablend · Jul 3, 2023

'The Idol' is hot garbage. Will its stench cling to the Weeknd?

Nine months ago, the Weeknd used a professional high point to herald what may end up the low-water mark of his career.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 3, 2023

The Idol viewers left perplexed by hairbrush detail in final episode

‘I am so confused by this finale,’ one bemused person wrote

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

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The Idol’s Lily-Rose Depp and Sam Levinson on how finale’s twist shows Tedros was actually a ‘victim’

This article contains major spoilers for episode five of ‘The Idol’

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

The Idol should have been about modern cults rather than Tedros’s weird kinks

As the HBO drama nears its final episode, Olivia Petter examines its least developed storyline

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

I Think HBO's The Idol Could Have Been Great, Here's Why

The Idol is the latest Sam Levinson television show to get negative feedback on social media, and for good reason, but honestly, I think the series could have been great.

Cinemablend · Jul 1, 2023

Sounds made up: Hollywood’s fascination with fake pop songs

The Weeknd’s critically loathed pop industry drama The Idol has given us the latest in a long line of fictional earworms

The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2023

Lily Rose Depp finds The Idol's racy scenes 'therapeutic' as the series attracts backlash

Lily Rose Depp, who stars as upcoming pop star Jocelyn in The Idol, has admitted that she finds scenes where she strips off "therapeutic" and doesn't think there's "anything wrong" with enjoying it

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023

The Idol's Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd have 'loud' sex in 'cringiest' scene yet

The Idol has been slammed by fans for it's "cringiest" scene yet as Lily Rose Depp and The Weeknd's characters engage in "rather loud" sex while trying things on in a Valentino dressing room

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

Celebrities are smoking again: ‘Things are grungier, edgier, sleazier’

Not long ago, stars showed off their green juice and yoga mats. Now they’re showing off an old-fashioned vice

The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023

The Idol viewers slam 'sickening' script after 'appalling' Jeffrey Epstein joke

The Idol has continued to receive plenty of backlash from viewers, with many threatening to boycott the new HBO show following a 'sickening' joke about Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Dirty talk isn’t always mortifying, but it can – and should – be better

As the sex scenes in the divisive music industry series ‘The Idol’ induce widespread cringe, Ellie Muir asks experts whether dirty talk is ever sexy, and if there are ways to actually make it fun

The Week · Jun 15, 2023

The Idol review: HBO’s inept satire of the music industry

I’m a fan of Sam Levinson’s series “Euphoria”, said Barbara Ellen in The Observer. It’s made for teenagers, but it has decent storylines and solid characters. Now, Levinson has co-created a six-part series for HBO (available to watch on Now) – and alas, it’s a “risible, cliché-riddled” dud. Lily-Rose Depp…

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 15, 2023

The Weeknd Says That Fkd Sex Scene In The Idol Was Supposed To Make You Uncomfy

If you felt icky watching *that* sex scene in episode two of The Idol, don't worry — according to The Weeknd, we're MEANT to want to gouge our eyes out.

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Nauseating, hateful TV: how The Idol has single-handedly resurrected torture porn

Sam Levinson’s miserable drama despises its characters – and its audience. What an utterly gruelling exercise in revelling in a protagonist’s pain

Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023

The Idol viewers switch off as 'worst sex scene in history' sparks huge backlash

The Idol has reportedly lost 100,000 viewers after receiving massive backlash online over 'the worst sex scene in history' which aired in the second episode of the HBO series

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2023

The Idol viewers horrified watching The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp's X-rated sex scene

The Idol viewers have been left in a state of shock after witnessing a cringe-filled X-rated sex scene of the raunchy series, with the steamy scene featuring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp

Marie Claire · Jun 8, 2023

Who Is Jennie Ruby Jane, a.k.a. Dyanne in 'The Idol' and Jennie from Blackpink?

The star of 'The Idol' is also in the world's biggest girl group.

Marie Claire · Jun 7, 2023

Of all the criticism levelled against The Idol, this is what is annoying viewers the most

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Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2023

Johnny Depp is 'proud' of daughter Lily Rose Depp for The Idol role despite savage reviews

Johnny Depp is said to think his daughter is 'doing something right' if she is getting so much attention due to The Idol on HBO

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

The Idol review: Striking, sordid drama comes close to a profound insight into our times

With his glossy new show, ‘Euphoria’ creator Sam Levinson studies the superficiality of modern culture, the vapidity of online discourse, and the aimlessness of 21st-century youth

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UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

The Idol is 'Selena Gomez fan fiction based on love affair with The Weekend,' say fans

The Idol: Lily-Rose Depp addresses finale’s baffling, controversial twist

The Idol viewers left perplexed by hairbrush detail in final episode

The Idol finale mocks Kanye West for ‘following Hitler’

HBO's The Idol Has Been Heavily Panned, And It Looks Like Some Of Its 5-Star Reviews May Have Even Been Faked

'The Idol' is hot garbage. Will its stench cling to the Weeknd?

The Idol viewers left perplexed by hairbrush detail in final episode

The Idol’s Lily-Rose Depp and Sam Levinson on how finale’s twist shows Tedros was actually a ‘victim’

The Idol should have been about modern cults rather than Tedros’s weird kinks

I Think HBO's The Idol Could Have Been Great, Here's Why

Sounds made up: Hollywood’s fascination with fake pop songs

Lily Rose Depp finds The Idol's racy scenes 'therapeutic' as the series attracts backlash

The Idol's Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd have 'loud' sex in 'cringiest' scene yet

Celebrities are smoking again: ‘Things are grungier, edgier, sleazier’

The Idol viewers slam 'sickening' script after 'appalling' Jeffrey Epstein joke

Dirty talk isn’t always mortifying, but it can – and should – be better

The Idol review: HBO’s inept satire of the music industry

The Weeknd Says That Fkd Sex Scene In The Idol Was *Supposed* To Make You Uncomfy

Nauseating, hateful TV: how The Idol has single-handedly resurrected torture porn

The Idol viewers switch off as 'worst sex scene in history' sparks huge backlash

The Idol viewers horrified watching The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp's X-rated sex scene

Who Is Jennie Ruby Jane, a.k.a. Dyanne in 'The Idol' and Jennie from Blackpink?

Of all the criticism levelled against The Idol, this is what is annoying viewers the most

Johnny Depp is 'proud' of daughter Lily Rose Depp for The Idol role despite savage reviews

The Idol review: Striking, sordid drama comes close to a profound insight into our times

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