It was on the microphone of the podcast “Happy Sad Confused” that Lily-Rose Depp once again expressed her support for Sam Levinson for his work on the controversial series “The Idol”, in which she played opposite Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd.
Unfailing support. No matter how many times Lily-Rose Depp is asked about the series “The Idol” and the flood of criticism that fell on Sam Levinson, its creator, when it airs in 2023, she will continue to praise the work directed by the man who is also at the origin of “Euphoria” with Zendaya, whom she considers a personal friend.
“I think what sucked the most about this story was hearing people attack Sam, who is a very good friend of mine and who I consider family. I’m very close to Ashley – his wife who was a producer on the show – they’re such great people, so kind, and they really took me under their wing,” she said on the podcast. Happy Sad Confused” while promoting his film “Nosferatu”.
An important step
Lily-Rose Depp also insisted once again on the fact that the rumors concerning the filming, described as chaotic and unhealthy in an article published on the American site Rolling Stone, were largely exaggerated. At least from his point of view.
“What mainly pissed me off were people criticizing Sam as a director, with comments that couldn’t be further from reality, at least from my point of view when I worked directly with him. So it sucks. “It’s never pleasant to hear unpleasant things about one of your friends,” she added.
In 2023, Lily-Rose Depp starred opposite Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, in the series “The Idol” in which she played a popstar trapped in a toxic relationship with Tedros, a guru managing to develop a grip on her.
The fiction had been criticized for its scenes considered vulgar, clumsy and sometimes violent. “It was a period of my life where I felt like I learned so much, and it allowed me to evolve to the point that I will always look back on this stage as one of the most important of my life,” said the actress.
