The Weeknd Had a ‘Mental Breakdown’ After ‘The Idol’
The Weeknd AKA Abel Tesfaye is reflecting on the tumultuous production and controversial reception to “The Idol.” The 2023 HBO series starred Tesfaye as a sleazy club owner turned music manager who ...
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The Weeknd Didn't Take Negative Reception of ‘The Idol' Personally
Max's The Idol was The Weeknd 's first major acting role. Unfortunately, the series was canceled after one season-a blip on Abel Tesfaye's otherwise stellar career. In a new interview with Variety, ...
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The Weeknd gets candid about 'The Idol' backlash: 'Didn't take it personally'
The Weeknd is opening up about the storm of criticism surrounding his controversial HBO series, The Idol. Speaking to Variety in a profile published Friday, January 10, the Grammy-winning ...
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The Weeknd Says He’s Considering Going by His Real Name: Current Persona ‘Has Been Mastered’
The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, feels he has ‘mastered’ everything he can under his stage persona ...
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The Weeknd 'Had Kind of a Mental Breakdown' In 2022
The Weeknd is opening up about his difficult 2022, saying he had "kind of a mental breakdown" after losing his voice on stage and abruptly ending a concert.
The Weeknd Says He's 'Proud' of “The Idol” but Admits It 'Could Have Been Told in a Different Way'
The Grammy winner acknowledged that he loved "reading criticism" of the controversial show — even if "some of it didn't feel constructive" ...
The Weeknd Donates $1 Million To L.A. Wildfire Relief
After postponing his Rose Bowl album release, The Weeknd's XO Humanitarian Fund and World Food Program USA donated $1 million ...
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The Weeknd Had a ‘Mental Breakdown’ After ‘The Idol’
Shults co-wrote the film with Tesfaye and his “Idol” co-writer Reza Fahim. Looking back on his first cinematic endeavor “The Idol,” Tesfaye admitted that the criticism of the series ...