‘The Idol’ actor blasts ‘feminists’ over exploitive set claims: ‘Go f–k yourself’

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Lily-Rose Depp, were exploited during filming:“Go f–k yourself.”Rumors that the series turned into unseemly “torture porn” stem from a Rolling Stone article published before “The Idol” even premiered.“What is amazing to me is no one’s listening — I’ve not seen that before in all my days, such a dogged ‘We refuse to change the narrative,’” Adams, 58, recently told Vanity Fair. “I especially want to say to all the feminists, ‘Go f–k yourself.’ All these women that I’m working with are talking about their experience, and you’re not listening.

You’re not listening!”Thirteen people allegedly associated with the project claimed that the show got a dark, misogynistic twist when star and co-creator The Weeknd tapped “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson to reimagine it. “It was like any rape fantasy that any toxic man would have in the show — and then the woman comes back for more because it makes her music better,” one anonymous source told the publication.However, Depp, Adams and actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph have all expressed otherwise as the show — which streams on Max — continued to face criticism from viewers. “The Idol” told the story of Jocelyn (Depp), a troubled pop star, who tries to get her career back on track when she meets a sleazy, controlling night club owner named Tedros (The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye.) Adams portrayed Nikki Katz, a money-hungry record-label executive who — spoiler alert — gets a lap dance from one of Jocelyn’s new eccentric friends in the season finale. “I love the show,” Adams doubled down with Vanity Fair. “These days, to certain people, you almost have to apologize when you dislike something or you love something.