HBO Denies Previous Reports On Fate Of 'The Idol'

The official communications team for HBO has denied reports circulating over "The Idol" ending after only one season.

The controversial HBO series starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp has been in hot water following criticisms over graphic sex scenes and nudity.

A report from The New York Post about the series' allegedly being axed after one season began circulating, and the network is attempting to set the record straight.

The report alleges The Weeknd (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye) has decided not to go forward with a second season after the onslaught of criticism and the singer's alleged "egomaniacal" behavior on set.

Depp, 23, admitted in a recent interview that she would "steer clear" of the "Save Your Tears" singer on set.

Read on to find out more!

The Blast took a look at the criticism Depp began receiving regarding some of her scenes, in a report from last month.

The show had allegedly been criticized from the very beginning; viewer commentary called "The Idol" out for being "pornographic" following its debut at the Cannes Film Festival. Early reviews slammed the frequent shots of Depp's private parts.

"Rarely does a scene go by without showing flashes of her b-----ts or a**," a report from the Hollywood Reporter said. "You start to wonder if this is building up to anything, and by episode two, it seems likely that it's probably not," the review continues.

The New York Times' Kyle Buchanan describes the show as "A P*rnhub-homepage odyssey starring Lily-Rose Depp's areolas and The Weeknd's greasy rat-tail..." in a tweet. A Rolling Stone headline describes the show as "Twisted, Torture P*rn."

Reports of a "toxic" on-set environment had also circulated earlier this spring, per our report. However, Depp had previously described her relationship with director Sam Levinson in a positive light in a previous New York Post report.

She described Levinson as being "The best director [she] has ever worked with" for "so many reasons."

Tesfaye later responded to the criticism over the sexual scene in question, and described it as there being "nothing sexy about it" in conversation with GQ, per our report.

He explained, "This guy is in way over his head, the situation is one where he is not supposed to be here." He also acknowledges how viewers could feel "embarrassed" about the scene's graphic nature.

An unknown source featured in the original report told Page Six insulated that a second season for "The Idol" was never in the cards.

"This was never meant to be a long-running show, it was always... a limited series," the source told the publication.

However, the tweet from HBO's PR account reads, "It is being misreported that a decision on a second season of The Idol has been determined. It has not, and we look forward to sharing the next episode with you Sunday night." The tweet has been retweeted over 100 times as of this writing.

The Page Six report also says that a source affiliated with the network said, "The door is definitely still open- it's definitely not a decision [yet]. At this point, this is normal in our process... we're only two episodes in."

"The Idol" airs Sundays on HBO at 9 PM EST/8 PM Central.