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The cast of new HBO series "The Idol" on Tuesday defended its overtly sexual scenes and rejected rumours of onset turmoil, after the show scandalised critics at Cannes."We know we are making a show that is provocative, it's not lost on us," director Sam Levinson told journalists the day after the series premiered at the film festival on the French Riviera.The show depicts Lily-Rose Depp as a pop star struggling to get back on track after a breakdown, surrounded by heartless handlers, when she meets the manipulative leader of a modern-day cult, played by musician Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye.While Depp's performance was praised as "riveting", many critics felt a plethora of sexual scenes - including nudity, kinky masturbation and graphic dirty talk - went too far."I think that sometimes things that might be revolutionary are taken a bit too far," said "Euphoria" creator Levinson, commenting on the "very sexualised world" we live in, the influence of pornography, and the underbelly of the internet.The series - which gives a nod to Britney Spears and toxic fame that engulfed '90s pop stars - brings yet another complex female character to Cannes, which has served up plenty of films exploring the dark side of women."The bareness of the character physically mirrors the bareness we get to see emotionally.
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