Cannes: Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd on Depicting the “Pornification” of American Pop Culture in Sexually Explicit ‘The Idol’

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Cannes: Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd on Depicting the “Pornification” of American Pop Culture in Sexually Explicit ‘The Idol’
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'We know we are making a show that is provocative': Here's what TheIdol's Sam Levinson, The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp have said about their 'dark twisted fairy tale about the music industry'

, after the world premiere of the first two episodes of the limited series at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday night.as Jocelyn, a Britney Spears-like rags-to-riches pop star in crisis after the death of her mother.

To make matters worse, a former lover has posted an explicit photo of her online, further damaging her reputation. In her vulnerable state, she gets seduced by Tedros, a charismatic leader of an NXIVM-like cult, played by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye in his TV acting debut.

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