A claim just recently appeared on popular brief video sharing app TikTok that HBO’s questionable drama series The Idol brings extraordinary resemblances with American vocalist Selena Gomez’s profession. The web has actually now been left flabbergasted at the awareness and individuals are quite dissatisfied with The Weeknd (the co-creator and co-writer of the program), who likewise dated the Same Old Love vocalist for a couple of months in 2017.
The Idol shows the story of Jocelyn, a hopeful and mind-blowing pop artist, who goes through a worried breakdown, leading her to cancel her last trip to look after her psychological health. Later, Jocelyn fixes to recover her name as the s*xiest American pop star and gets associated with a complex relationship with a club owner, Tedros (played by The Weeknd), who is likewise a self-help master and runs a modern cult.
As the program advanced, some Selena Gomez fans instantly acknowledged the similarities in Jocelyn’s life represented in the program with the occasions that had actually occurred with the Bad Liar artist.
Additionally, The Weeknd’s claim in an interview that he was motivated by experiences of male and female idols of the market did not sit best with lots of people. They knocked the 33-year-old vocalist for utilizing a few of Selena’s traumatizing life occasions for his program.
One Twitter user called out Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, and identified him “a snake.”
“An ill and twisted person”: Internet disses The Weeknd for apparently basing The Idol on Selena Gomez’s life
Viewers of The Idol had actually started to discover that a couple of critical scenes with the lead character Jocelyn narrate almost the exact same obstacles that Selena had actually battled with in her profession throughout 2016 and 2017. Videos were shared on social networks revealing parallel contrasts of the television program with interviews offered by the 30-year-old pop star.
As the program is set to launch its episode 5 on July 2, audiences implicated The Weeknd of making use of Selena’s life story. Some fans declared it was ill and twisted of the Starboy hitmaker to really make a program off of his ex-girlfriend’s life and make money from it.
Similarities represented in between The Idol and Selena Gomez’s life
The program has actually already been greatly slammed for making use of the injury experienced by female artists in the show business, including obvious s*xual and violent styles, and elegant nudity. The TikTok discovery that the program has actually been based upon Selena Gomez’s profession, fired the criticisms as soon as again.
1) The partially nude album cover
In the very first episode of The Idol, Jocelyn was seen positioning partially nude for the album cover of her approaching release, in a comparable way that Selena positioned for her album Revival in 2015.
2) The medical facility wristband
In the exact same episode, Lily-Rose Depp’s proatgonist likewise had a health center wristband on her hand, which was said to be a remaining from her time in rehabilitation. Fans rapidly kept in mind how Selena likewise positioned using a health center bracelet throughout the promo of her 2017 hit track Bad Liar, though Selena’s bracelet was because of her hospitalization due to the fact that of her treatment for Lupus.
3) The canceled trip
In The Idol, Jocelyn canceled her trip after she dealt with battles with her psychological health following the death of her mom. Users on TikTok have actually mentioned how it bore a similarity to Selena canceling her Revival trip due to stress and anxiety and anxiety. Back then, the Rare Beauty business owner had actually mentioned:
“I’ve discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges. I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off.”
4) The kid star background
Fans kept in mind that both Selena Gomez and Jocelyn were kid stars in a popular comedy prior to setting out on their musical journey. The previous increased to popularity throughout her functions in Wizard of Waverly Place, Barney & Friends, and other Disney jobs.
5) The assistant/ friend relationship
Jocelyn shares a really close relationship with her assistant, Leia in the program, similar to Selena Gomez shown her assistant Theresa Mingus. In The Idol, Jocelyn even works together with Leia on a makeup line. Selena and Theresa teamed up on Theresa’s swimwear brand name, La’Mariette.
Though Selena Gomez’s fans are encouraged that The Idol practically informs Selena’s story, a couple of others argued that almost all pop stars go through circumstances that Jocelyn is revealed to experience.
Edited by
Abhipsa Choudhury
