The cast of new HBO series "The Idol" on Tuesday defended its overtly sexual scenes and rejected rumours of onset turmoil, after the show scandalised critics at Cannes. "We know we are making a show that is provocative, it's not lost on us," director Sam Levinson told journalists the day after the series premiered at the film festival on the French Riviera. The show depicts Lily-Rose Depp as a pop star struggling to get back on track after a breakdown, surrounded by heartless handlers, when she meets the manipulative leader of a modern-day cult, played by musician Abel "The Weeknd"...