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HBO and stars Lily-Rose Depp and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye are defending upcoming music industry drama “The Idol” after an article alleged its production under director Sam Levinson has gone “wildly, disgustingly off the rails” and has turned into “torture porn.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Director\u00a0Amy Seimetz, of “The Girlfriend Experience,” was originally hired to helm the drama before leaving after shooting 80% of the six-episode limited series, and Sam Levinson of “Euphoria” was brought in, according to Rolling Stone. The article claimed Tesfaye, who is a co-creator of the show, felt Seimetz was leaning too much into the “female perspective” of the story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, sources told Variety that the outlet’s insiders had not seen the finished product, which still reportedly represents a “female perspective.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the streaming service told Fox News Digital in a statement, “The creators and producers of\u00a0\u2018The Idol\u2019<\/i>\u00a0have been working hard to create one of HBO\u2019s most exciting and provocative original programs. The initial approach on the show and production of the early episodes, unfortunately, did not meet HBO standards so we chose to make a change.”<\/p>\n

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HBO continued, “Throughout the process, the creative team has been committed to creating a safe, collaborative, and mutually respectful working environment, and last year, the team made creative changes they felt were in the best interest of both the production and the cast and crew. We look forward to sharing\u00a0\u2018The Idol\u2019\u00a0with audiences soon.”<\/p>\n

Depp, who plays a rising pop star who gets trapped in the “seedy underbelly of the music industry,” called Levinson the “best director” she has worked with in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Never have I felt more supported or respected in a creative space, my input and opinions more valued,” Depp, 23, said. “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.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tesfaye, 33, posted a never-before-seen clip from the show in which his and Depp\u2019s characters call Rolling Stone “past its prime” and “irrelevant.”\u00a0He captioned it, “@rollingstone\u00a0did we upset you ?”<\/p>\n

The lengthy Rolling Stone piece gave a very different view of the production after speaking to 13 anonymous cast and crew members, some of whom claimed the show had been plagued by delays, budget issues and reshoots, and reeks of a “rape fantasy” and a “degrading love story with a hollow message.”<\/p>\n

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In the show, Depp\u2019s character reportedly falls for Tesfaye’s character who plays a nightclub owner and leader of a “cult” that Rolling Stone compared to\u00a0“NXIVM\u00a0and\u00a0Scientology.”<\/p>\n

Levinson weakened the “show\u2019s overarching message [as a cautionary tale for young women], many sources say, by dialing up the disturbing sexual content and nudity to match \u2014 and even surpass \u2014\u00a0that of his most successful show,\u00a0\u2018Euphoria,\u2019” according to Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n

One called it “like any\u00a0rape\u00a0fantasy that any toxic man would have in the show \u2014 and then the woman comes back for more because it makes her music better.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Levinson and Tesfaye. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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