‘The Idol’ Actor Tells ‘Feminists’ to ‘Go F— Yourself’ for Not Listening to Lily-Rose Depp and Others Who Stress the Set Was Safe and Not Exploitative
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “The Idol” actor Jane Adams called out “feminists” in a recent Vanity Fair interview for persisting that the controversial HBO series exploited its female actors on set when many of them, from Lily-Rose Depp to Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Adams herself, have stressed otherwise. “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 said. “I especially want to say to all the feminists, ‘Go fuck yourself.’ All these women that I’m working with are talking about their experience and you’re not listening.
You’re not listening!” “The Idol” generated controversy long before it started its five-episode run on HBO. An investigative report published by Rolling Stone in March claimed the series’ set was exploitative.
Many of the show’s female actors have denounced the report and have stressed they felt safe during the making of the show. Depp, whose nudity and sex scenes on “The Idol” ignited controversy, called series co-creator Sam Levinson the best director she’s ever worked with and one who listened to her and made her feel respected on set.
Adams stars on “The Idol” as Nikki Katz, a soulless record-label executive who works with Depp’s pop star Jocelyn. The show has routinely been called misogynistic and “torture porn” by the press. “I love the show,” Adams told Vanity Fair. “These days, to certain people, you almost have to apologize when you dislike something or you love something.
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