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    Co-creator says 'torture porn' scandal will help make 'The Idol' the show of the summer

    by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times May 23, 2023 3 minutes
    From left, Abel“ The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Lily-Rose Depp and Sam Levinson attend the "The Idol" red carpet during the Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2023, in Cannes, France.

    CANNES, France — The cast and creators of HBO's upcoming series "The Idol" used its Cannes Film Festival premiere to push back against rumors of a chaotic set and a Rolling Stone article that characterized the narrative as "torture porn" and a "rape fantasy" rooted in toxic masculinity.

    "When my wife read me the article," said Sam Levinson, the show's co-creator and director, "I looked at her and said, 'I think we're about to have the biggest show of the summer.'"

    "We know

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