Blinding criticism hasn’t dimmed his light. Raunchy HBO show “The Idol” is over, and co-creator and star Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye said he’s “grateful” — despite fans slamming the racy, five-episode first season for the “worst sex scenes in history.” “Continue to push the vision no matter how bumpy the journey,” Tesfaye, 33, told his … Read more
Everyone has something to say about “The Idol.” Since even before it premiered, the Max series — the “sick and twisted” brainchild of Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson — has been slammed for “too graphic” sex scenes and excessive displays of “breast and ass,” as well as a particularly “nasty” steamy … Read more
The Weeknd has shattered two Guinness World Records, which has designated him “the world’s most popular artist.” The 33-year-old “Starboy” singer currently holds the Guinness title for the most monthly listeners on Spotify (male) at 111.6 million, which also makes him the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on the platform, Guinness confirmed to The Post … Read more
The Weeknd’s co-created HBO series “The Idol” is reportedly a darker and more “disturbing” version of “Euphoria,” as that series’ creator, Sam Levinson, has joined the project as director and is allegedly ramping up violence and sex. In a Rolling Stone story published Wednesday, many of the 13 anonymous sources claiming to be close to … Read more