“They were using us as the butt of the joke”: Intimacy Coordinator “Appalled” at Lily-Rose Depp’s The Idol Making Fun of Her Job

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Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose Depp plays the lead role in the television series, The Idol. Rose Depp is a French-American actress and she began acting in a small role in Tusk in 2014. Later, she came to the limelight with her role in period dramas like The Dancer (2016), Planetarium (2016), and The King (2019). She was also part of a romantic comedy A Faithful Man in 2018. Her last Telly screen appearance was in the show HBO drama series The Idol.

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Marci Liroff, an intimacy coordinator lashes out at the show makers and the actors of The Idol for making fun of intimacy coordinators and their work.

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Marci Liroff called Lily-Rose Depp’s scene in The Idol appalling

The Idol is an American drama series that focuses on an aspiring pop idol Jocelyn, played by Johnny Depp’s daughter, Lily-Rose Depp. In one of the scenes from the series, a fictional intimacy coordinator was locked in a closet as she tried to prevent Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) from exposing her breasts for a photoshoot.

Marci Liroff, who is a real intimacy coordinator and not connected to the show, The Idol, expressed her disappointment in an interview with Variety.

Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd in The Idol
Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd in The Idol

Liroff shared she was appalled by the scene. She added,

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“I feel really betrayed that they were making fun of us and the job. They were using us as the butt of the joke.”

The Idol aired its first two episodes at Cannes Film Festival in May, and the rest of the series aired on HBO and Max from June 4, 2023.

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Lily-Rose Depp’s view on the director of her show The Idol

Talking about work with director Sam Levinson, Lily-Rose Depp shared with People,

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“Sam is, for so many reasons, the best director I have ever worked with.” 

“Never have I felt more supported or respected in a creative space, my input, and opinions more valued. Working with Sam is a true collaboration in every way — it matters to him, more than anything, not only what his actors think about the work, but how we feel performing it.”

“He hires people whose work he esteems and has always created an environment in which I felt seen, heard, and appreciated.”

HBO's The Idol
HBO’s The Idol

The Idol is a drama television series focussing on the struggles of an aspiring artist. It is created by Sam Levinson, Abel Tesfaye, and Reza Fahim. The series revolves around the ambitious pop idol (Lily-Rose Depp) and her complicated relationship with a self-help guru and cult leader named Tedros (played by Tesfaye). Actors in supporting roles are Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Jennie Ruby Jane, Eli Roth, Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Mike Dean, Ramsey, and Hank Azaria.

The Idol is streaming on HBO Max. 

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