The Weekend defended his “despicable” character on the extremely controversial HBO sequence “The Idol” after a graphic intercourse scene left viewers horrified.

“There’s nothing horny about it,” the singer, whose actual title is Abel Tesfaye, instructed GQ Tuesday of the scene involving his character, a shady membership mogul named Tedros.

“Nevertheless you’re feeling watching that scene, whether or not it’s discomfort, otherwise you really feel gross, otherwise you really feel embarrassed for the characters. It’s all these feelings including as much as: this man is in manner over his head, this example is one the place he isn’t presupposed to be right here.”

The scene in query options Tedros in an uncomfortably sizzling and heavy second with struggling pop star Jocelyn, performed by Lily-Rose Depp.

At one level Tesfaye’s character instructed the pop icon to “f—kin’ stretch that tiny little p—y” whereas she put her fingers inside her mouth.

The “Blinding Lights” singer contended that the intercourse scene is portrayed in such a “gluttonous” manner as a result of Tedros, a mysterious membership proprietor, “can’t imagine he’s there.”

“You have a look at him, and this can be a rating — Jocelyn may be the most important rating he’s ever had. It’s very apparent,” he elaborated. “He’s over-indulging, he walks into this home wanting round like, ‘Goddamn, am I manner over my head? This may be the most important job I’ve ever carried out.’”

Whereas Tesfaye, 33, defended the intercourse scene’s graphic moments, the singer-turned-actor did agree that his character “comes off like such a loser.”

“He’s despicable, a psychopath — why sugarcoat it?” the “Starboy” singer acknowledged. “There’s nothing actually mysterious or hypnotizing about him. And we did that on goal along with his look, his outfits, his hair — the man’s a douchebag.”

Sunday night, viewers instantly took to Twitter to slam Tesfaye after the lewd scene aired, with one consumer calling the actor a “pervert.”

One other consumer wrote that they’d “misplaced respect” for Tesfaye after watching the episode.

The second episode of Tesfaye’s present, which he co-created with “Euphoria’s” Sam Levinson, dropped in viewership by over 100,000 individuals.

Its June 4 premiere rang in at 913,000 viewers, however was later blasted by followers as “comically unhealthy.”

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As Web page Six beforehand reported in March, the TV drama was slammed by alleged solid and crew members as a “rape fantasy” previous to its launch.

“It was like every rape fantasy that any poisonous man would have within the present — after which the lady comes again for extra as a result of it makes her music higher,” one crew member instructed Rolling Stone.

One other instructed the journal, “It was like, ‘What is that this? What am I studying right here?’ It was like sexual torture porn.”

Nevertheless, HBO stood by Levinson’s artistic path in an announcement offered to Web page Six.

“The creators and producers of ‘The Idol’ have been working laborious to create one among HBO’s most fun and provocative unique packages,” the community mentioned.

“The preliminary strategy on the present and manufacturing of the early episodes, sadly, didn’t meet HBO requirements so we selected to make a change.

“All through the method, the artistic workforce has been dedicated to making a secure, collaborative, and mutually respectful working surroundings, and final 12 months, the workforce made artistic adjustments they felt have been in the perfect curiosity of each the manufacturing and the solid and crew. We sit up for sharing ‘The Idol’ with audiences quickly.”

Depp, 24, has additionally stored a constructive demeanor amid backlash from viewers for exhibiting an excessive amount of “breast” and “ass.”

“I like Abel a lot,” she mentioned throughout a post-premiere present breakdown. “He was in a position to soften into this function in a manner that’s actually troublesome for anyone to do.”

“The Idol” airs Sundays on HBO at 9 p.m. ET. and streams on Max.