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The similarities between Selena Gomez and Lily-Rose Depp’s character Jocelyn on The Idol seem pretty obvious. Recently, The Daily Mail reported that Selena Gomez is not happy with her ex-boyfriend The Weeknd for using her real-life pain as entertainment. This comes after several parallels that can be drawn between Selena Gomez and Lily-Rose Depp’s character from the controversial HBO series The Idol. Here’s everything there is to know about it.
Selena Gomez unhappy with The Weeknd over similarities to The Idol
An insider told The Daily Mail: “The parallels between Selena’s life and Jocelyn’s life are uncanny. That[that]she actually dated The Weeknd makes it even scarier for her. His real-life pain was used for entertainment and it really bothers him.” Everyone on his team who’s known him for a very long time is shocked by this, but the insider added. At the end of the year Selena is going to do what she always does – get up and move on.”
Selena Gomez and Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye dated for ten months in 2017 before parting ways.
Selena Gomez and Jocelyn’s Similarities in The Idol
Even those who haven’t seen the controversial series can spot obvious similarities between Lily-Rose Depp’s character Jocelyn and Selena Gomez on The Idol.
The most striking similarity between Jocelyn and Gomez is that they started their careers as child actors. The Wolves singer dated The Weeknd in real life, while Jocelyn fell in love with Tedros (Abel’s onscreen character) on The Idol.
In 2016, Gomez canceled the remaining shows of her Revival World Tour, citing mental health issues such as anxiety, panic attacks and depression following a lupus diagnosis. Similarly, Jocelyn canceled her world tour due to the death of her mother.
The characters of both Selena Gomez and Lily-Rose Depp also endear their fans in similar ways.
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