He can sing, but is he Abel to act?
Lily-Rose Depp commended The Weeknd after the premiere of their new HBO series, “The Idol,” was met with criticism on Sunday.
“I love Abel so much,” Depp, 24, said of her co-star and the show’s executive producer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, during a breakdown of Episode 1 that aired post-premiere.
“He was able to melt into this role in a way that is really difficult for anybody to do.”
In the already controversial show, Depp portrays a pop star named Jocelyn who tries to make a comeback after suffering a mental breakdown.
She becomes involved with Tedros (The Weeknd), a club owner and leader of a modern-day cult similar to Nxivm.
While Depp’s performance was met with praise, with one viewer calling her acting “frighteningly good,” the show was dragged by viewers — with The Weeknd, 33, taking the brunt of the hate.
“LOL. How did The Idol make it to the airwaves? It’s comically bad,” writer Roxane Gay tweeted Sunday.
”Ejaculatory and vapid. They clearly think it’s subversive but it isn’t! It’s boring! Lily Rose Depp is interesting and it’s a shame she wasn’t given better material.”
Gay added, “I rarely say this because taste is subjective but don’t waste your time. Lol wow. Just so ridiculous. It takes effort to make a show this bad.”
“oh the idol is BAD bad i cannot believe this monstrosity is replacing ‘Succession’ sunday,” a netizen wrote.
“the idol was so bad it was funny
