The Weeknd Responds to 'Rolling Stone' Bombshell Report About 'The Idol' Set Drama

The Weeknd is unbothered by the reports.

The 33-year-old “Blinding Lights” singer responded to a bombshell Rolling Stone report released on Wednesday (March 1), which detailed the show’s endless delays and alleged “torture p-rn” vibe upon Sam Levinson‘s takeover of the series.

In a new post, The Weeknd used footage from the show alongside co-star Lily Rose-Depp.

“.@RollingStone did we upset you?” he wrote.

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The clip featured the pair mocking the publication for being irrelevant.

“Rolling Stone, aren’t they a little irrelevant?” The Weeknd says.

“I don’t know, I think it’s maybe past its prime,” Lily adds, as the two discuss how many more followers Lily‘s character has than the publication.

The report includes allegations of explicit sex scenes, impossible expectations and chaos due to constant rewrites.

“’It was like, ‘What is this? What am I reading here? It was like sexual torture p-rn,” an insider said of the show.