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 person an allegedly 'strained relationship' aft he 'turned his attraction to arguable show The Idol' alternatively of Euphoria's hyped 3rd season.

The actress, 27, who plays Rue connected nan deed HBO show has reportedly been astatine likelihood pinch showrunner Levinson, 39, aft he spent much clip moving connected nan 2023 bid starring Lily Rose Depp and The Weeknd while he was occupied pinch Euphoria's 2nd season.

An investigation by THR claims Zendaya's 'frustration grew' aft Levinson grounded to present scripts for Euphoria's 3rd play - which is still yet to statesman shooting - and that nan character asked for a gathering with HBO's caput of play Francesca Orsi and CEO Casey Bloys.

It was claimed she was 'demanding to cognize why nan web allowed Levinson to move his attraction to different show — an HBO show, nary little — pinch Euphoria hanging successful nan balance.'

Zendaya and Levinson had astatine first been adjacent pals but their alleged rift heightened successful March 2023 aft Rolling Stone published an article claiming The Idol had had gone 'disgustingly, disturbingly disconnected nan rails' pinch a toxic activity environment.

The show was regularly criticized by some fans and critics alike for nan galore gratuitous activity and masturbation scenes peppered passim nan bid - and was branded 'torture porn'

The bid - which was canceled aft conscionable 1 play saw Zendaya allegedly nan target of instrumentality backlash complete nan task and nan prima was said to beryllium upset complete it marring her 'pristine image.'

An executive who has worked pinch nan prima said 'fans were turning against Sam' and 'urging Zendaya to region herself.'

Months later, location was different gathering pinch Zendaya, Levinson, Bloys and Orsi successful an alleged bid for reconciliation - but a root progressive pinch nan show said: 'They went from being truthful close, and they couldn’t hole it.'

Zendaya besides allegedly told HBO executives that she didn't want Sam's woman Ashley Levinson to beryllium nan sole executive shaper connected play 3 - pursuing nan abrupt decease of executive shaper Kevin Turen successful November 2023 aged conscionable 44. 

 Sources told THR Ashley is 'more sharp-elbowed than conciliatory and, supra all, fiercely protective of her husband.'

A talent typical pinch a customer successful nan show said: 'Sam needs personification other beside Ashley. He needs a sound of reason, and Kevin was a brilliant astatine that.'

However a root adjacent to Levinson has put nan blasted astatine Zendaya's doorway - claiming she was 'dragging her feet' complete Euphoria owed to her burgeoning movie profession - saying: 'It was each astir her. Everybody wanted to make it astir Sam, but it was her.'

Other sources declare Sydney Sweeney was eager to return to Euphoria pinch Levinson successful complaint while chap prima Jacob Elordi has allegedly been 'aloof and ambivalent' astir returning but has now signed connected for nan 3rd season.

Levinson's alleged first effort astatine a storyline for nan 3rd play - successful which Zendaya would beryllium a backstage detective - was rejected by Zendaya and HBO.

Her thought that she could play a surrogate mother was besides declined.

However HBO sources opportunity relations betwixt Zendaya and Levinson person begun to thaw - up of 3rd play filming successful January 2025. 

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Zendaya and HBO for remark . 

Representatives for Levinson, Ashley and Zendaya each declined to remark to nan publication. 

Orsi confirmed Euphoria would return for a 3rd play earlier this period saying successful a connection to Variety. 

'I americium thrilled that we are fresh to statesman accumulation connected Euphoria successful January. We could not beryllium happier pinch our imaginative business pinch Sam and this unthinkable cast,' she said.

Orsi added: 'We look guardant to bringing this caller play of Euphoria’ to life for nan fans.'

The early of nan show had seemed up successful nan aerial for years pinch galore of their core formed reaching superstardom during nan play series' hiatus since 2022.

Season 3 of nan teen play bid will besides see Jacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer return.

Warner Bros. Discovery executives Bloys and JB Perrette told Variety last period that location would perchance beryllium a clip jump successful nan narrative, pinch showrunner Sam Levinson presently figuring it out.  

The CEO of HBO explained: 'Sam is moving connected it. There’s been a batch of backmost and distant … One of nan issues I deliberation that Sam is reasoning astir is that he doesn’t want to person it successful precocious schoolhouse anymore. That’s wherever it was group and what made consciousness then. 

'So erstwhile you return it retired of that, there’s a batch of backmost and distant astir wherever to group it and really acold successful nan early to group it and each that stuff. But I deliberation he’s sewage a return that he’s excited about, and he’s engaged writing.'

Back successful March it was reported that nan 3rd play of nan deed bid has been delayed owed to nan schedules of nan show's in-demand formed members.

The scripts for play 3 are presently being written.

A HBO spokesperson told Variety: 'HBO and Sam Levinson stay committed to making an exceptional 3rd season. 

'In nan interim, we are allowing our in-demand formed to prosecute different opportunities.'

The first 2 seasons of showrunner Levinson's racy bid besides starred  Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, the precocious Angus Cloud, Barbie Ferreira and Dominic Fike.

Euphoria's 2nd play premiered successful 2022 to captious and commercialized acclaim. It was confirmed that a 3rd play had been greenlit successful February 2022 - pinch HBO announcing past twelvemonth that nan 3rd and last play would aerial successful 2025.

Production connected nan 3rd play was delayed due to nan now-resolved WGA onslaught and nan ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Creator Sam Levinson's and Zendaya's packed schedules besides contributed to nan lag. 

Zendaya has starred arsenic nan drug-addled teen Rue since Euphoria debuted connected HBO in 2019. 

The first play of nan programme ran for 8 episodes and was followed by a brace of specials released successful 2020 and 2021.

Eric Dane, Storm Reid, Colman Domingo, Javon Walton, Austin Abrams and Nika King are besides stars of nan drama. 

In nan interim nan show's stars person go immense stars successful nan movie world. Zendaya has precocious starred successful nan deed movie Dune 2 alongside Timothee Chalamet, while Elordi has helmed films Priscilla and Saltburn.