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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.

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Taylor Swift fans 'genuinely scared' as artificial intelligence poses threat to career

Taylor Swift's loyal legion of fans are airing their concerns of how they are 'genuinely scared' for the hitmaker's career as the use of artificial intelligence increases

Daily Mirror

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.

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Everything we know about 'The Idol' finale: theories and more

So what will happen to Jocelyn, Tedros and the like? Here's all the intel about 'The Idol' finale

My Imperfect Life

Taylor Swift, Austin Butler, Keke Palmer and Ke Huy Quan invited to join film Film Academy

Taylor Swift, best supporting Oscar actor winner Ke Huy Quan, “Elvis” star Austin Butler and “Nope’s” Keke Palmer and The Weeknd have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Commentary: ‘The Idol’ is no ‘Euphoria,’ but it reveals a similar misogyny

Hate watch alert: there’s just one episode left of “The Idol,” HBO’s salacious pop star drama that became a water-cooler show for all the wrong reasons. The hyped series from “Euphoria” writer and director Sam Levinson and singer the Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) ends its disastrous run next Sunday, but…

Los Angeles Times

The Weeknd at Marlay Park: Everything to know from stage times, ticket information, support acts, and parking

The platinum-selling Canadian pop star is in Dublin for a sold out date on his current After Hours til Dawn Tour

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When is ‘The Idol’ ending? Yes, there’s controversy around that, too

Here's what's really going on with Jocelyn and Tedros' fate

My Imperfect Life

How many episodes in The Idol? Fans left confused as to show’s length

The show has changed the number of episodes in the season

Evening Standard

Human creativity wins as AI music is barred from the Grammys

AI music has been banned from winning a Grammy, and it’s a step in the right direction for preserving human creativity.

TechRadar

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

What to stream this week: 'The Bachelorette,' Idris Elba, The Weeknd, Sarah Snook and 'Jack Ryan'

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Lucinda Williams, the kickoff of the 20th season of the reality dating show “The Bachelorette” starring a 27-year-old therapist from Georgia who was featured on the last season of “The Bachelor,” and Idris Elba is stuck on the worst flight…

The Independent UK

Leeds 'sexpert' slams new TV show's 'shocking dirty talk'

Jodie Slee has hit out at the language used in HBO show The Idol

Leeds Live

Sexpert says there's one thing in The Idol you should never copy without consent

Viewers of the drama starring Lily Rose Depp and The Weeknd were outraged

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June TV series: 'The Idol', sleazy trash or black satire?

From the return of "The Full Monty" 25 years later that hits a political message, to a look at the controversial series "The Idol" with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp that's being slammed for its graphic sexual content, TV critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about what's on the…

My Imperfect Life

What is 'The Idol' hairbrush scene and why is it causing major controversy?

The HBO series hasn't shied away from taboo topics, but 'The Idol' hairbrush scene might have taken things too far

My Imperfect Life

Is 'The Idol' filmed in The Weeknd’s house? Here's the scoop on where the controversial series was shot

Is that $70 million mansion featured in the show *actually* the place the singer calls home?

My Imperfect Life

Who is Moses Sumney from 'The Idol'? Get to know the singer-turned-actor

He plays the most faithful follower of Tedros' cult, but who is Moses Sumney? All about 'The Idol' performer

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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

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

Fortune

This Week in the Metaverse: A Sothebys auction brings in $11 million—and a bit of hope for the NFT market

Dmitri Cherniak's generative art NFT Ringers #879, a.k.a. The Goose, brought in $6.2 million.

My Imperfect Life

Wait, is 'The Idol' cancelled already? Why everyone's confused about the show's future

Will we get a season two or is it a standalone miniseries? Is 'The Idol' cancelled? Here's everything we know so far

Evening Standard

HBO addresses reports The Idol is being cancelled after one season amid explicit content controversy

Starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd, the show’s second episode was slammed for being ‘too graphic’

The Independent UK

HBO responds to report about The Idol being dropped after one season

Future of the divisive new drama has not yet been decided, broadcaster confirms

The Week

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…

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