Sydney Sweeney Breaks Silence on American Eagle Backlash: No Hate
Sydney Sweeney Breaks Silence on American Eagle Backlash: No Hate
Sydney Sweeney speaks out against hate and divisiveness, addressing the American Eagle jeans ad controversy as she promotes The Housemaid.
Sydney Sweeney has finally addressed the denim drama over her American Eagle ad, telling People she’s “against hate and divisiveness” as she promotes her film The Housemaid. She clarified that she loves the jeans and the brand and does not share the views some people linked to the campaign. The campaign, which pitched the tagline “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” sparked a heated online debate with accusations of dog-whistling from the left and praise from the right. Sweeney said she was surprised by the reaction and emphasized she did the campaign for the product she loves, not to promote any political motive.
In the past, she avoided discussing the controversy during interviews and press junkets, but recent remarks mark a shift. Speaking to People while promoting The Housemaid, she acknowledged that staying silent only worsened the divide. “Anyone who knows me knows that I’m always trying to bring people together. I’m against hate and divisiveness,” she stated, adding that she does not support the views some connected to the campaign and that people have assigned motives to her that aren’t true.
The back-and-forth over the denim ads intensified after Sweeney’s comments in interviews with outlets like GQ, where she previously said the ad didn’t affect her. Now, she appears eager to move the conversation toward coming together and away from labels, as her press tour continues. The renewed focus on her statements comes as audiences weigh the impact of celebrity-led campaigns on public discourse, and as Sweeney pushes her work in The Housemaid into the spotlight.
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