The finale of “The Idol” aired on Sunday night, leaving behind a controversial debate about its inspiration.
Many people, whether they watch the show or not, have spent the last few hours reacting to reports that the negatively-rated drama was most likely inspired by the life of Selena Gomez.
In the series, co-created by the superstar’s boyfriend, The Weeknd, and director Sam Levinson, viewers see the troubled singer, Jocelyn [played by Lily-Rose Depp]falls in love with the cult leader, Tedros [played by The Weeknd]who then controlled, sexually abused, and at one point physically assaulted her.
Fans Believe Selena Gomez May Be More Connected With ‘The Idol’
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Although it was shrouded in controversy even before it aired, the conversation that followed the end of its first season took a positive turn. Critics of the serial drama had more than enough to say after that BuzzFeed compiled a list of similarities between Selena’s and Jocelyn’s lives, starting with both being pop stars who started their careers as child actors in popular children’s shows.
Although the acting involvement of “The Idol” character is unknown throughout the show, Selena’s famous role as Alex Russo happened in Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” in 2007. The pair’s next similarity comes in the form of the relationship with their mother, with Jocelyn’s chaotic -hara often veers into abusive territory.
While the “Only Murders in the Building” actress has never touched on having an abusive relationship with her mother, Mandy Teefey, the parent has certainly been vocal about her disapproval of her daughter’s past relationships, including a year-long romance with Justin. Bieber.
A third similarity is their tour cancellations — Selena canceled her “Revival” world tour with months to go, revealing her struggles with “anxiety, panic attacks and depression” after she was diagnosed with lupus. For Jocelyn, this was shown in the premiere episode of “The Idol,” where she recently canceled her own world tour after the death of her mother.
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For her comeback, the character wore red underwear and a hospital bracelet mimicking the image of the “Spring Breakers” star rolling around in bed wearing a hospital bracelet in the music video for her 2020 single, “Bad Liar.”
The most heartbreaking connection comes in a connected video that contains a the place where it happened Jocelyn monologues about not letting the “trauma” of her past affect the person she wants to “move forward.”
Likewise, Selena had an Instagram Live, admitting that she was “scared of what this magazine would say about me.” Both Jocelyn and Selena addressed the public’s perception of them as “fussy” or “going crazy” for using Live to get their message across, while doubling down on options.
After publication, one person tweeted, “The Idol was a vanity project for The Weeknd but exploiting Selena Gomez’s life is actually pretty sick.” The second netizen demanded“Ever since finding out that idol might just be a selena gomez fanfic of the week, I can’t sleep.”
“The idol theory about Selena Gomez makes so much sense it’s almost scary. The Weeknd is shady as f**k ?,” the third person write. A fourth cyber citizen in part added, “holy sh** it’s all so creepy, it almost makes the show more evil knowing what else they plan to add to the show.”
Sex Shows Wrap Up Earlier Than Previous Shows
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“The Idol” fans were left clutching their pearls after the announcement that the show would end after five episodes, instead of the originally scheduled six, was dropped. The message was delivered in a preview of its fifth episode with an accompanying “season finale” tag.
The unexpected development left some fans wondering how the short-lived drama would handle its entire plotline in just one episode. Other viewers just shared their theories about why the show ended sooner than expected.
“I’m starting to think if the adoring critics say things just to say it to exaggerate or they’re really right and sam cut certain scenes, so why do we get 5 out of 6 episodes and episode 3 is only 45 minutes,” one viewer declared. A second viewer pointed out that the drama’s parent network, HBO, had “realized how messed up it was and just decided it wasn’t worth fighting for,” adding:
“Especially after having 3 record-breaking viewing shows HOTD, Succession, and The Last of Us, yeah, there’s no reason for them to renew this crappy show. It is not a loss for them.”
According to The Blast, a source has denied news of the show’s outright cancellation, stating, “it was never meant to be a long show, it was always a limited series.”
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