Yes, The idol may receive mixed reviews, but Chloe FinemanThe parody of this provocative drama earned him a standing ovation.
Including stars from the HBO Max show Lily Rose Depp And The weekend.
In a now-viral Instagram clip, the Saturday Night Live The star is seen impersonating self-destructive singer Jocelyn, played by Lily-Rose. Wearing lacy lingerie (in reverse, of course) and smoking a cigarette, she asks the camera, “Does my song suck?”
The video then cuts to a 34-year-old man now smoking a handful of cigarettes and in a deep red silk robe. “Music should sound like bitch or whore,” she said, later adding, “Music should sound like it’s poly or, like, bi. Like, music has no gender. C is f—ks, you know?”
She goes on to explain how she met Tedros (The Weeknd’s self-help guru and possibly a cult leader) at a club: “I think he’s going to change my career.” Of course.
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And, spoiler, just like at the end of the first episode, released June 4, Chloe wraps her dress tightly around her head, choking as someone off-camera says, “Now sing like you could f— k.”
Cue the belting comedian Dear“Believe” followed by Natasha Bedingfield‘s “Pocket Full of Sunshine”.
“My audition for THE IDOL (must have gotten lost in the mail),” Chloe captioned the June 9 clip. “(@lilyrose_depp is a talent goddess).”
But these stars think Chloe is the real star. While the rapper retweeted her video with a series of crying emojis, Lily-Rose commented on Instagram, “I’m crazy…..and your makeup looks like a bomb.”
And when it came time to create Jocelyn, who is attempting a career comeback after a nervous breakdown, the 24-year-old turned to a few other talents.
“There was so much inspiration to be drawn, from someone like Britney Spearswho I adore,” the actress exclusively told E! News, “and all the other amazing pop icons of our time.”
But the series’ co-creator Sam Levinsonwho is also behind Euphoriainsisted that the series is not based on a single star’s tumultuous rise…and fall.
“We’re not trying to tell you a story about any particular pop star,” he told the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. individual.”
“It’s a lot of pressure constantly having to be ‘turned on’ and be whatever everyone wants you to be, and I think that’s a lonely life,” he continued. “We can all pretend that everyone is only looking out for someone’s best interests, but I think fame really corrupts.”
New episodes of The idol drop Sundays at 9 p.m. on MAX.
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