What controversy? Beaming Lily-Rose Depp joins co-star The Weeknd at The Idol ... trends now

What controversy? Beaming Lily-Rose Depp joins co-star The Weeknd at The Idol ... trends now
What controversy? Beaming Lily-Rose Depp joins co-star The Weeknd at The Idol ... trends now

What controversy? Beaming Lily-Rose Depp joins co-star The Weeknd at The Idol ... trends now

Lily-Rose Depp and co-star The Weeknd ignored the recent controversy surrounding their new HBO series The Idol on Tuesday as they atteneded a photocall during the Cannes Film Festival

The daughter of Johnny Depp, 23, posed up a storm with the singer, 33, as they celebrated the release, despite the show being blasted by critics for its 'graphic' sex scenes.

The model and actress, who plays fictional up-and-coming pop star Jocelyn in the new series, put on a very leggy display in a plunging black mini dress, while boosting her height in matching heels.

Lily-Rose styled her golden locks in loose curls and opted to accentuate her stunning features with a dramatic smokey-eye make-up palette.

Meanwhile The Weeknd, aka Canadian Star Abel Tesfaye, looked typically stylish in a black leather jacket and boots.

What controversy? Lily-Rose Depp and co-star The Weeknd ignored the recent controversy surrounding their new HBO series The Idol on Tuesday as they atteneded a photocall during the Cannes Film Festival

What controversy? Lily-Rose Depp and co-star The Weeknd ignored the recent controversy surrounding their new HBO series The Idol on Tuesday as they atteneded a photocall during the Cannes Film Festival

Gorgeous: The daughter of Johnny Depp, 23, who plays fictional up-and-coming pop star Jocelyn in the new series, put on a very leggy display in a plunging black mini dress, while boosting her height in matching heels

Happy: She posed up as storm as she celebrated the release, despite the show being blasted by critics for its 'graphic' sex scenes

Gorgeous: The daughter of Johnny Depp, 23, who plays fictional up-and-coming pop star Jocelyn in the new series, put on a very leggy display in a plunging black mini dress, while boosting her height in matching heels

Beaming: The pair couldn't swipe the smiles off their face as they posed for fun snaps alongside Director Sam Levinson

Beaming: The pair couldn't swipe the smiles off their face as they posed for fun snaps alongside Director Sam Levinson

The pair couldn't swipe the smiles off their face as they posed for fun snaps alongside Director Sam Levinson.  

The Idol received a red carpet reception worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival on Monday.

The first two to three episodes of the HBO series were screened out of competition on the French Riviera.

And leading lady Lily-Rose Depp was on hand to drink in the applause as she made her way across the Croisette - just days after her father's return to the acting fold was confirmed on the same promenade

It comes after their new HBO series The Idol has been panned after it premiered on Monday.

The show, which is set to begin airing June 4 on HBO, was a rare TV project to screen at the annual cinematic event in France, at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.

It is the story of 'a rising pop idol' named Jocelyn (Lily) as she enters into a 'complicated relationship' with 'a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult' and nightclub manager named Tedros (The Weeknd), according to a synopsis.

The Idol had already garnered controversy on the heels of a March report in Rolling Stone that dubbed it 'torture porn' and detailed a series of troubles amid production, citing multiple insiders.

And now, it has received a slew of mixed reviews The Hollywood Reporter's Lovia Gyarkye dubbed the forthcoming drama 'more regressive than transgressive'.

The report noted how the network has sought to amplify the sex-fuelled debauchery in marketing the series, advertising it from 'the gutters of Hollywood' and the 'sick & twisted minds' of Levinson and the rapper.

Beauty: Lily-Rose styled her golden locks in loose curls and opted to accentuate her stunning features with a dramatic smokey-eye make-up palette

Wow! She posed up a storm at the lavish event

Beauty: Lily-Rose styled her golden locks in loose curls and opted to accentuate her stunning features with a dramatic smokey-eye make-up palette

Looking good: She accessorised with a pair of stylish sunglasses

Looking good: She accessorised with a pair of stylish sunglasses

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