Lily-Rose Depp defends raunchy sex scenes in ‘The Idol’: ‘We live in a highly sexualized world’

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controversial sex scenes and nudity — and Lily-Rose Depp is defending the “nasty” scenes after viewers branded it as “torture porn.”The HBO series — created by Sam Levinson (“Euphoria”), Reza Fahim and Abel Tesfaye (a k a The Weeknd) — follows pop star Jocelyn (Depp, 24, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis) and her strange and raunchy relationship with nightclub owner and cult leader Tedros (Tesfaye, 33).It has been slammed for its graphic sex scenes and has garnered controversy for behind-the-scenes mess.

In March, Rolling Stone reported that sources on the production described a chaotic filming environment, and called it “torture porn” and “rape fantasy.”But Depp is shutting down the criticism, saying the sex scenes in the show are “important” and “intentional.”“We know that we’re making something provocative and we are not shying away from that.

That’s something I knew I was setting out to do from the beginning,” she told Vogue Australia in an interview for the July cover story. “I was never interested in making something puritanical.

It’s OK if this show isn’t for everyone and that’s fine — I think all the best art is [polarizing].”Depp continued, “When it comes to the nudity and the risqué nature of the role, that to me was really intentional.