‘The Idol’ creators called out over ‘scary’ similarities to this pop star’s life

nypost.com:

“torture porn.” But that’s nothing compared to the wrath of Selena Gomez’s fans, who are pointing out similarities between the show’s pop star protagonist, Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), and the Disney-reared diva.

And the “Only Murders in the Building” star’s fuming followers say it’s Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, whom Gomez briefly dated in 2017, who’s to blame.

Armchair critics flocked to social media to broadcast their distress over certain parallels between real life and the show, co-created by Tesfaye, Sam Levinson (“Euphoria”) and Reza Fahim, which aired its final episode on Sunday night. “Ever since finding out the idol is probably just the weeknd’s selena gomez fanfic i haven’t been able to sleep,” one member of Team Gomez complained. “The Weeknd is a nasty person.

the comparison between jocelyn and selena is scary and disrespectful. the idol lacks originality,” another sniped.The controversial show follows a broken Jocelyn as she develops a relationship with club owner, cult leader and self-help guru Tedros, played by Tesfaye.