The Idol ended after one season, but Lily-Rose Depp still stands beside the show's co-creator, Sam Levinson.
Nearly two years after the cancellation of the controversial show, which co-starred Depp and The Weeknd, the Nosferatu actress defended Levinson from those who "talked shit" about him.
Depp was interviewed by Happy Sad Confused host Josh Horowitz during Nosferatu press when she recalled Levinson catching heat for The Idol, as the show was deemed hypersexual and faced allegations of workplace toxicity.
"I think the thing that sucked about that was to have people talking shit about Sam, who is a great friend of mine and somebody that I consider family,” Depp said around the 29-minute mark of the video below.
"I’m super close with him and Ashley [Levinson]—his wife who’s a producer on the show — and they are such wonderful people, like, so incredible, so kind, and really kind of took me under their wing in a way," she added.
Depp also called it "upsetting" to see "people talking negatively" about Levinson, who's also creator of Euphoria, as things said about him as a filmmaker "couldn’t be further from the truth," according to the actress.
"So that sucks. You just never want to hear people talking shit about your friend," Depp expressed.
The actress also detailed her "conviction" behind working on the series, which pushed Depp out of her "comfort zone" and allowed her "so much growth."
"In a way, it was surreal, and not because we always knew it was going to be controversial… you’ve gotta be expecting that in a way, and that’s okay," she continued. "I’m interested in that kind of work. I’m down for that. I think we were also, like, pushing society’s buttons intentionally a little bit, in a way, and of course, it was received in the way that it was, but it’s okay."
Last July, a Hollywood Reporter exposé alleged that Levinson prioritized The Idol over Euphoria, much to the chagrin of Zendaya, which is said to have caused repeated Euphoria filming delays.