The Weeknd Responds To Claims of Behind the scenes Chaos – He Understands His Upcoming Show ‘The Idol’
The Weeknd is teaming up with Euphoria’s Sam Levinson to create the HBO series ‘The Idol’, which will be released sometime in 2023.
The Weeknd has hit back at claims that there are production problems on his new HBO series, The Idol.
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Rolling Stone released a lengthy article claiming that the show — co-created with Euphoria’s Sam Levinson — suffered from chaotic scheduling, budgeting and last-minute script changes. The passage has gone “wildly, despicably off the rails.” and revisiting graphic violence and sexual scenes, per Entertainment Tonight.
The Weeknd – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – criticized the publication’s report by sharing a clip from the series, in his role – a cult leader and self-help guru named Tedros – calling the magazine “irrelevant”. Criticized.
In the video clip, Tedros sits comfortably with pop star Joseline, played by Lily-Rose Depp, as her publicist, played by Dan Levy, suggests a photo shoot for the magazine. are
At the suggestion, Tedros says, “Rolling Stone? Aren’t they a little irrelevant?” He then pulls out his phones and compares the outlet’s Instagram follower count to Jocelyn’s.
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“Rolling Stone has 6 million followers on Instagram, probably half of them are bots. And Jocelyn has 78 million followers, all of them real I guess. So, she does a photo shoot, she tags them. , they get their followers. More money for Rolling Stone, nothing for Jocelyn.
“There’s a lot to Jocelyn,” Levy’s character counters.
“Not in Rolling Stone,” Tedros said.
The claims in the magazine come after the show’s original director, Amy Simitz, left the series, and several episodes were allegedly scrapped altogether for having too much of a “female perspective,” according to Abel. was
Several teaser trailers have been released for the series, which is set to premiere sometime in 2023, but no specific date has yet been announced.
