Zendaya Responds After D.A.R.E. Program Accuses ‘Euphoria’ Of Glorifying Drug Use & Addiction (Update) 

Final month, nationwide anti-drug info program D.A.R.E launched an announcement criticizing the HBO sequence “Euphoria,” by saying that the drama “chooses to misguidedly glorify and erroneously depict highschool pupil drug use.” Now, the star of the present, Zendaya, has responded to their feedback.

In a current interview with Leisure Weekly, Zendaya mentioned, “Our present is under no circumstances an ethical story to show folks tips on how to reside their life or what they need to be doing. If something, the sensation behind Euphoria, or no matter now we have at all times been attempting to do with it, is to hopefully assist folks really feel a little bit bit much less alone of their expertise and their ache. And possibly really feel like they’re not the one one going by or coping with what they’re coping with.”

As beforehand reported, in an announcement this system mentioned, “Fairly than additional every mum or dad’s need to maintain their youngsters secure from the possibly horrific penalties of drug abuse and different high-risk conduct, HBO’s tv drama, ‘Euphoria,’ chooses to misguidedly glorify and erroneously depict highschool pupil drug use, habit, nameless intercourse, violence, and different harmful behaviors as widespread and widespread in at this time’s world.”

Nonetheless, this system did specific curiosity in sitting down with the oldsters over at HBO to precise their considerations. “We might welcome the chance for our workforce, together with members of our excessive school-aged Youth Advocacy Board, to fulfill with people at HBO who’re concerned with producing ‘Euphoria’ to current our considerations immediately,” they acknowledged.

Whereas followers of the present proceed to observe the event of Zendaya’s character Rue, she did converse on the way forward for the troubled teen. “We will’t go away her right here,” she mentioned. “It’s actually vital that there’s gentle on the finish of the tunnel for her as a result of I feel she has quite a lot of magnificence inside her. Whether or not or not she fairly sees that but, is her personal factor.”

 

 

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