Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd starring The Idol continued to garner public scrutiny ever since viewers got to know what it really offered. From unnecessary raunchy scenes and misogynistic writing to exaggerated acting performances and the toxic environment reported on set, it is just making it in a negative light.
Despite the show stars continuously shutting down the reports, it only added fuel to the fire. The show star, Jane Adams recently addressed the point in her recent Vanity Fair interview.
The Idol Star, Jane Adams Addressed Toxic Set Allegations
The 58-year-old actress, Jane Adams played the role of Nikki Katz in Lily-Rose Depp-led HBO series, The Idol. Her character is the label executive of Depp’s Jocelyn. The show has continuously been bashed for being “torture p-rn” and misogynistic due to series creators Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye’s creative vision.
However, the former denied the reports and stood adamant on her claim that it was otherwise.
“What is amazing to me is no one’s listening—I’ve not seen that before in all my days, such a dogged ‘We refuse to change the narrative.’”
She continued,
“I especially want to say to all the feminists, ‘Go f–k yourself.’ All these women that I’m working with are talking about their experience and you’re not listening. You’re not listening!”
Though the show concluded the season with five episodes, it continued to remain under public and media scrutiny. Amid that, her bold comments only backfired what she wanted to portray.
Internet Reacting to Jane Adams’s Comments
Just after the Frasier actress denied any toxic environment on the series set, it is not convincing to the world. Online commentators shared their views on Twitter with many still considering the show “trash.”
Check out the tweets here.
Lol so she wasnt acting. She was just being herself.
— Chun Li 🪂 (@SaintAleandro) July 7, 2023
she thought she ate.. the show is still trash sweetheart
— A Virgo Grooving (@rafaelgunji) July 7, 2023
someone give them their meds
— ᗩᒪEᑕ 🥯 (@notbvtt) July 7, 2023
Having a safe environment is excellent and should be celebrated. That means absolute squat when it comes to the quality of the content.
— Joey Pedras (@JoeyPedras) July 7, 2023
the show is still trash… pic.twitter.com/crZGiMkZyA
— IT WILL BE THE SCARLET WITCH (@artsy_udorji) July 7, 2023
Someone tell this flop that the shows content is the issue at hand…. Maybe she’s salty she’s out of a job bc there’s no way that Sam levinson and the weeknd fetish collab is getting a second season…. God bless lily rose for her charity work
— girl 💋🤞 (@Amilia56914927) July 7, 2023
The show started getting negative attention when Euphoria creator, Sam Levinson got involved in Depp’s project after Amy Seimetz’s exit. This March, Rolling Stone that production staff reported the toxic set environment with creative differences surrounding the series.
One source described it as a “sh-t show” stating that the content has gotten much darker than what was originally planned in several shoots and rewrites. It only got worse when the show premiered with many doubting the creators’ creative vision, thus making the whole series controversial.
It is now streaming on HBO Max.
Source: Vanity Fair
