‘I was excited to do it’: Lily-Rose Depp defends controversial sex scenes in The Idol
Actress Lily-Rose Depp has dismissed criticism of her and The Weeknd’s graphic sex scenes in the controversial series The Idol.
Lily-Rose Depp dismisses criticism of her and The Weeknd’s graphic sex scenes in The Idol.
In her Vogue Australia cover story this week, the actress said she was “never interested in making something puritanical” by playing Jocelyn in the HBO show.
“We know that we’re making something provocative and we are not shying away from that,” she explained of the show, which airs locally on BINGE. “That’s something I knew I was setting out to do from the beginning.
“It’s OK if this show isn’t for everyone and that’s fine,” Johnny Depp’s 24-year-old daughter continued, calling “the best art” polarising.
As for “the nudity and the risqué nature of the role”, Lily-Rose claimed that aspect was “really intentional”.
She noted, “That was really important to me and something that I was excited about doing. I’m not scared of it. I think we live in a highly sexualised world. I think that’s an interesting thing to explore.”
Lily-Rose praised director Sam Levinson for creating a “safe-feeling space” on set.
“I’ll never say goodbye to Jocelyn,” she added. “It was such a beautiful time in my life, honestly. I’ll never forget it and it will live in my heart forever. I love this character so much.”
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The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, has defended the show, depicting his character, Tedros, preying on aspiring pop idol Jocelyn.
The 33-year-old called the fictional shady club mogul “a douchebag,” recently telling GQ his character is “despicable … on purpose”.
He also claimed to Variety that the backlash was “very much expected” and “exactly what [creators] wanted to do”.
Before the show premiered earlier this month, Levinson pre-emptively defended the series against Rolling Stone’s report that it was “glorifying rape”.
“We know we are making a show that is provocative. It’s not lost on us,” the Emmy winner, 38, said in a May interview at the Cannes Film Festival. “I know who I am.”
This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission
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