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Sydney Sweeney scene in "Euphoria" S3 sparks backlash: 'humiliation ritual'

Newsweek · · 669 words · By Marni Rose McFall
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“Euphoria has made its long-awaited return following a more than five-year hiatus”
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Wikipedia evidence explicitly states that the third season premiered on April 12, 2026, and is set five years later, confirming the return after a long hiatus.
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web search NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Inspired by the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zendaya as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Euphoria on HBO Max. Multimedia superstar Zendaya stars in this drama series that follows a group of high-school students as they navigate a mine field of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social me…
https://www.hbomax.com/tv/en/shows/euphoria/4ffd33c9-e0d6-4c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Euphoria: Created by Sam Levinson. With Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Maude Apatow, Jacob Elordi. A group of teenagers experience the ups and downs of love and friendship in a world of social networks, sex…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772296/
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“Sam Levinson is the director and series creator of Euphoria and The Idol.”
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Wikipedia entries for Euphoria, Sam Levinson, and The Idol all confirm that Sam Levinson created and wrote/directed both series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Inspired by the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zendaya as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Abraham Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the son of director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Levinson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Idol is an American drama television series created by Sam Levinson, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, and Reza Fahim for HBO. The series focuses on female pop idol Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and her compl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idol_(TV_series)
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“Euphoria first premiered in 2019”
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Multiple independent sources, including Newsweek and Wikipedia, confirm the series premiered in 2019.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria ( yoo-FOR-ee-ə) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exerc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Inspired by the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zendaya as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Zendaya, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Ja…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Euphoria_episodes
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“Euphoria has won nine Emmys overall”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general show descriptions and IMDb links, but none of the sources explicitly state the total number of Emmy wins is nine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Inspired by the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zendaya as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Euphoria on HBO Max. Multimedia superstar Zendaya stars in this drama series that follows a group of high-school students as they navigate a mine field of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social me…
https://www.hbomax.com/tv/en/shows/euphoria/4ffd33c9-e0d6-4c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Euphoria: Created by Sam Levinson. With Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Maude Apatow, Jacob Elordi. A group of teenagers experience the ups and downs of love and friendship in a world of social networks, sex…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772296/
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“Zendaya having won two for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Rue Bennett”
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Wikipedia and Britannica both explicitly confirm Zendaya won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Rue Bennett.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zendaya is an American actress and singer who has received various accolades throughout her career, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Awar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually in the U.S. by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outst…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( zen-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and in 2022 Time named…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendaya
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“The Season 3 premiere is the lowest-rated episode in the show’s history on IMDb”
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While evidence confirms Season 3 premiered and has received poor reviews, none of the provided sources explicitly state that the premiere is the 'lowest-rated episode in the show's history on IMDb'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Inspired by the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zendaya as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria (Hebrew: אופוריה, Oforia) is an Israeli teen drama television miniseries created and written by Ron Leshem, Dafna Levin, and Timira Yardeni, and directed by Dafna Levin, broadcast on Hot 3 fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(Israeli_TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Zendaya, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Ja…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Euphoria_episodes
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“The Guardian called it "desperate and absolutely not worth the wait," in a two-star review”
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The Guardian's review is explicitly cited in the web search results, describing the third run as 'absolutely not worth the wait' and 'desperate'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruby "Rue" Bennett is a fictional character in the American television drama series Euphoria on HBO. Part of the main cast for all three seasons and the specials, Rue is the sardonic protagonist who s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_Bennett
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Abraham Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the son of director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Levinson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Inspired by the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zendaya as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
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“the season currently has a 44 percent Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes”
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Two sources mention a 44% Tomatometer score, but a third source reports a 43% rating from critics, creating a slight contradiction in the exact percentage.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Euphoria: Season 3 on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/euphoria/s03
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web search NEUTRAL — Euphoria season 3 has premiered to a rather underwhelming Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter rating of 54%, and critics delivered another blow with a Tomatometer rating of 44%. This makes season 3 of the se…
https://screenrant.com/euphoria-season-3-rotten-tomatoes-con…
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web search NEUTRAL — The show's third season has a 43% and 48% rating from critics and viewers, respectively, on Rotten Tomatoes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/04/16/eup…
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“its second season had 78 percent and its first season had 80 percent”
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Multiple sources (CBR and another web result) confirm Season 1 had an 80% score and Season 2 had a 78% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Euphoria dropped to series-low scores: a "rotten" 44% on Rotten Tomatoes (down from 80% in Season 1 and 78% in Season 2) and only a slightly better 56 "mixed or average" rating on ...
https://www.goldderby.com/tv/2026/euphoria-emmy-nomination-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Euphoria currently holds an overall 79% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes based on critics' reviews. Euphoria Season 1 has an 80% Certified Fresh Tomatometer score, and Season 2 has a 78% Certified…
https://www.cbr.com/euphoria-drama-hbo-success-april-2026/
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Euphoria on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/euphoria
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“Sweeney plays Cassie Howard in In Euphoria”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to verify Sydney Sweeney's role as Cassie Howard.
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“Maddy Perez, played by Alexa Demie”
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“Nate Jacobs, played by Jacob Elordi”
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“the third season opens with Cassie and Nate living together ahead of their upcoming nuptials”
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“Euphoria Season 3 will have eight episodes”
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“The seven remaining episodes in this season will be released weekly on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max”
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