Idol’s ending pokes fun at Kanye West for following Hitler, the extravagant rapper becomes the target of an HBO series.
Kanye West’s antisemitic statements became the target of Sam Levinson’s irony in the final scandalous HBO series Idolaired on Sky and available for streaming as of NOW.
Kanye West’s questionable statements and behavior are certainly nothing new. Last December, during a performance on the show InfoWars by the famous conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the rapper from flashing lights he declared: “I like Hitler. They did good things too, we need to stop insulting the Nazis all the time.”.
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As our recap of the fifth and final episode of Idol reveals, pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) is standing up for her team. As they watch a sexually charged performance, Live Nation rep Andrew Finkelstein (Eli Roth) asks Jocelyn’s co-manager, Haim (Hank Azaria), about her mental health.
“That’s what makes asses fill arenas”Chaim explains, reassuring Andrey, who replies “You know, fucking Kanye filled arenas until he decided to start following Adolf Hitler.”.
Idol signed by creator Euphoria Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye polarized viewers with an abundance of sex, nudity and lewd scenes. But lead character Lily-Rose Depp defended the show’s spicier scenes, explaining that they were meant to shock the audience.