Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye Reacts to Backlash Over His 'The Idol' Sex Scenes
etonline.comThe Weeknd is responding to backlash surrounding his sex scenes in the latest episode of .The singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about the controversial moment in the second episode of the series in a new interview with .
While the scene sees his character, Tedros and Lily-Rose Depp's Jocelyn get intimate on screen, Tesfaye said there's nothing «sexy» about it.«There's nothing sexy about it.
When we use as a reference, we're using Verhoeven. Verhoeven is the king of '90s satire thriller — yes, there’s moments of 'sexy' in his films but there are other moments that are very cheesy and hilarious,» he said of the much-talked-about moment. «However you're feeling watching that scene, whether it's discomfort, or you feel gross, or you feel embarrassed for the characters.
It's all those emotions adding up to: This guy is in way over his head, this situation is one where he is not supposed to be here.» stars Tesfaye as Tedros, a charismatic cult leader/self-help guru who promises Jocelyn (Depp), an up-and-coming pop singer, the world, and will stop at nothing to make her famous.As for his character, Tesfaye admits that Tedros is a bad guy — in over his head in his pursuit of Jocelyn, something that he said comes across on-screen and even in the sex scenes.«You look at him, and this is a score — Jocelyn might be the biggest score he's ever had.
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