The Weeknd is Backtracking on ‘The Idol’ Amidst Sex Scene Controversy

The Weeknd, given name Abel Tesfaye, addresses the backlash to a controversial sex scene in the second episode of The Idol in a new interview with GQ published Tuesday.

Many viewers were deeply put off by the scene, which finds pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) masturbating blindfolded while Tesfaye’s character, Tedros the mysterious nightclub owner, watches impassively, saying things like “I want to grab you by the ass while I suffocate you with my cock.”

“I will never see The Weeknd the same after this,” one person declared.

Read more at The Daily Beast.