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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

Lily Rose-Depp makes admission about The Idol ahead of finale episode

HBO series has been the most controversial release of the year

The Independent UK

Smoking is back and it’s still cool (and deadly)

Celebs are lighting up, kids are huddling outside at parties... If we needed a sign that the era of wellness is over, this is it

The Guardian - UK

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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

The Idol, Vol 1 review – a soundtrack far superior to HBO’s sleazy show

It should be no shock that Abel ‘the Weeknd’ Tesfaye is a better musician than he is an actor, and the ugly underbelly of the show is better expressed through song

The Guardian - UK

Why is The Idol ending an episode early? Final episode airs Sunday

TVLine reported that the show’s finale, titled Jocelyn Forever, is set to air this Sunday

Evening Standard

Lily Rose-Depp makes admission about The Idol days before finale

HBO series has been the most controversial release of the year

The Independent UK

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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

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

Who's Ramsey in 'The Idol'? Here's where you might've seen (or heard) her before

Ramsey joins The Weeknd for a super-sensual song on 'The Idol' titled 'Fill the Void'

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

Who is 070 Shake, a.k.a. Lily-Rose Depp's other half?

070 Shake is Lily-Rose Depp's girlfriend of six months, but what else do we know about her? We did some digging to find out

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

My Imperfect Life

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

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Daily Mirror

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

My Imperfect Life

Sydney Sweeney is building a serious case for micro skirts—here's how to rep the celeb-approved look this season

While denim midi skirts are having a revival, the likes of Sydney Sweeney and Hailey Bieber are sticking to their micro skirts...

The Guardian - UK

Cool, sexy and stinking of smoke: why are TV dramas giving cigarettes a comeback?

From The Idol to Russian Doll, a wave of series is filling screens with characters that just love chainsmoking. But how has a habit whose days seemed numbered returned to television?

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’

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The Independent UK

A hammam spa, waterfall pool and music studio: Inside Abel Tesfaye’s $70m mansion in Los Angeles

Scenes from HBO new series ‘The Idol’, which stars the singer and Lily-Rose Depp, were filmed in his sprawling home

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…

The Independent UK

The Weeknd responds to backlash over The Idol’s most controversial scene so far

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

The Independent UK

Lily-Rose Depp calls girlfriend 070 Shake ‘Love of my life’ in romantic birthday tribute

The actor and musician have been dating since January 2023

The Guardian - UK

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

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

The Independent UK

The Weeknd responds to The Idol backlash over ‘gross’ episode two sex scene

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

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