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The Weeknd Addresses the Controversy Over His Show, 'The Idol,' Head On · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: The Weekend's new show, The Idol, made alongside showrunner Sam Levinson,
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Speaker 2: has been dealing with a massive wave of heart criticism
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Speaker 2: even before it's a arrived for its content. It's storyline
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Speaker 2: and segments burmat who have been left out that were
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Speaker 2: in the original script, creating a complex controversy for everyone
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Speaker 2: involved to navigate. But The Weekend says he's well equipped
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Speaker 2: for it because of the nature of his music career.
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Speaker 2: Telling interview, I've been judged since the beginning. My stuff's
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Speaker 2: always kind of been provocative. I understand it's hard for
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Speaker 2: people to separate that sometimes and that some people want
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Speaker 2: to have an opinion about you, even if it's not true.
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Speaker 2: As an artist, you have to know that you can't
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Speaker 2: please everybody except that it comes with the job, and
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Speaker 2: remind yourself that everybody who knows you knows you're a
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Speaker 2: good person. With time, people will learn to understand. But
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Speaker 2: I have thick skin. I'm used to it. The Idol
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Speaker 2: premieres on Max June four.
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Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.