The Weeknd’s ex and singer Selena Gomez has claimed that her ex used her real-life trauma as inspiration for the character of Jocelyn in ‘The Idol’.
The controversial HBO show which was co-created by The Weeknd alongside Sam Levinson, concluded last Sunday following an embattled five-episode run.
The show follows Jocelyn (Lily Rose-Depp), a world-famous pop star looking to bounce back after a recent fall from grace. However, instead, she falls into the arms of self-help influencer and cult leader Tedros (The Weeknd).
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Gomez dated The Weekend for 10 months between 2016 and 2017. “The similarities between Selena’s life and Jocelyn’s life are just uncanny,” the insider shared by adding, “Being [that] she actually dated The Weeknd, it is even more creepy for her.”
“Her real-life pain was used for entertainment value and that really irks her out. Everyone in her team who has known her for a very long time is dumbfounded by this, but at the end of the day Selena is going to do what she always does – rise above and move on,” the Insider added.
What exactly are the similarities?
- Both Jocelyn and Gomez are child actors turned pop stars who fall for The Weeknd before being (allegedly in Gomez’s case) emotionally abused by him.
- Jocelyn is seen blowing kisses to the camera, a signature mannerism of Gomez.
- Jocelyn is also seen being very warm with her fans in a similar way to Gomez.
- Both women fight for the right to shoot a topless album cover while also suffering very public mental breakdowns.
- Both of their post-hospitalization ‘first moves’ feature them posing in lingerie with a hospital bracelet on.
