Zendaya and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson allegedly have 'strained relationship' after he turned his attention to The Idol that was slammed for its depiction of 'torture porn'

Zendaya and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson have an allegedly 'strained relationship' after he 'turned his attention to controversial show The Idol' instead of Euphoria's hyped third season. Zendaya and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson have an allegedly 'strained relationship' after he 'turned his attention to controversial show The Idol' instead of Euphoria's hyped third season - pictured together 2022 The show was regularly criticized by both fans and critics alike for the many gratuitous sex and masturbation scenes peppered throughout the series - and was branded 'torture porn' The series - which was canceled after just one season saw Zendaya allegedly the target of fan backlash over the project and the star was said to be upset over it marring her 'pristine image.' The actress, 27, who plays Rue on the hit HBO show has reportedly been at odds with showrunner Levinson, 39, after he spent more time working on the 2023 series starring Lily Rose Depp and The Weeknd while he was occupied with Euphoria's second season Zendaya and Levinson had at first been close pals but their alleged rift heightened in March 2023 after Rolling Stone published an article claiming The Idol had had gone 'disgustingly, disturbingly off the rails' with a toxic work environment The show was regularly criticized by both fans and critics alike for the many gratuitous sex and masturbation scenes peppered throughout the series - and was branded 'torture porn' However a source close to Levinson has put the blame at Zendaya's door - claiming she was 'dragging her feet' over Euphoria due to her burgeoning film career - saying: 'It was all about her. Everybody wanted to make it about Sam, but it was her' - pictured in Dune: Part Two Other sources claim Sydney Sweeney was eager to return to Euphoria with Levinson in charge Zendaya also allegedly told HBO executives that she didn't want Sam's wife Ashley Levinson to be the sole executive producer on season three - following the sudden death of executive producer Kevin Turen in November 2023 aged just 44 The future of the show had seemed up in the air for years with many of their core cast reaching superstardom during the drama series' hiatus since 2022.