Sydney Sweeney admits she was ‘surprised’ by intense backlash to American Eagle jeans campaign

Sydney Sweeney admits she was ‘surprised’ by intense backlash to American Eagle jeans campaign

Sydney Sweeney isn’t feeling euphoric about online commentary. The “Housemaid” star, 28, came under fire following an American Eagle partnership in July. The “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans” campaign sparked a debate about race and beauty standards. Sydney Sweeney in her American Eagle ad. American Eagle Critics focused on the use of the word “genes” instead of “jeans” when … Read more

Sydney Sweeney praised for response to American Eagle jeans ad backlash: watch

Sydney Sweeney praised for response to American Eagle jeans ad backlash: watch

Sydney Sweeney is unbothered. The “Christy” actress, 28, is being praised online for her reaction to the woke mob outrage over her American Eagle jeans ad. Sweeney recently chatted with GQ and refused to apologize after left-wing critics compared the retailer’s sultry ad to “Nazi propaganda” that promotes racism and eugenics. Sydney Sweeney in her interview … Read more

Aimee Lou Wood takes dig at fellow ‘White Lotus’ star Sydney Sweeney over American Eagle jeans ad

Aimee Lou Wood takes dig at fellow ‘White Lotus’ star Sydney Sweeney over American Eagle jeans ad

Aimee Lou Wood has some reservations about Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle jeans campaign. The English actress took a swipe at fellow “White Lotus” star Sweeney after she shrugged off the backlash surrounding her ad during an interview with GQ published Tuesday. “I know who I am. I know what I value. I know that … Read more

Sydney Sweeney breaks her silence on American Eagle jeans ad controversy — and Trump’s seal of approval

Sydney Sweeney breaks her silence on American Eagle jeans ad controversy — and Trump’s seal of approval

Sydney Sweeney is finally talking about the backlash to her American Eagle jeans ad. The “Euphoria” actress, 28, spoke about the controversy that erupted in July for the first time in an interview with GQ magazine published Tuesday. “I know who I am. I know what I value. I know that I’m a kind person,” … Read more

The Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad dig you may have missed at Emmys 2025

The Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad dig you may have missed at Emmys 2025

Nothing was off limits at the 2025 Emmy Awards. Comedian Nate Bargatze, who hosted this year’s biggest night in TV, took a dig at Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle ad campaign before introducing the “Euphoria” star as a presenter on Sunday night. “I have a blue jean tux on for some reason,” Bargatze, 46, said … Read more

Sydney Sweeney shuts down American Eagle ad questions ahead of TIFF: ‘Not there to talk about jeans’

Sydney Sweeney shuts down American Eagle ad questions ahead of TIFF: ‘Not there to talk about jeans’

Sydney Sweeney won’t let the backlash from her American Eagle ad overshadow her latest work. The 27-year-old actress shut down questions surrounding the brand’s “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans” campaign, instead keeping the focus on her upcoming biopic, “Christy,” which will make its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this weekend. Sydney Sweeney … Read more

Inside Travis Kelce’s new American Eagle line — and ad with athletes including Suni Lee, Kiyan Anthony

Inside Travis Kelce’s new American Eagle line — and ad with athletes including Suni Lee, Kiyan Anthony

America’s most famous fiancé — and tight end — is quarterbacking fall fashion.  The day after it was revealed that Travis Kelce put an 8-carat engagement ring on Taylor Swift’s finger, American Eagle has announced a limited-edition clothing collection with his sportswear brand, Tru Kolors. AE x Tru Kolors by Travis Kelce will launch in … Read more

Comedian Matt Rife defends Sydney Sweeney from online hate after American Eagle ad backlash: ‘Garbage losers’

Comedian Matt Rife defends Sydney Sweeney from online hate after American Eagle ad backlash: ‘Garbage losers’

Matt Rife is team Sydney Sweeney. The comedian, 29, spoke out in defense of the “Euphoria” star, 27, after she faced backlash for her American Eagle jeans ad and for selling bar soaps made from her bathwater. “I keep seeing people mad at Sydney Sweeney for noooothing,” Rife wrote Friday on X in response to a … Read more

Sydney Sweeney reacts to online fodder after American Eagle ad backlash

Sydney Sweeney reacts to online fodder after American Eagle ad backlash

The internet may not always be a euphoric place for Sydney Sweeney, but the 27-year-old star knows that keeping up on the online chatter is sometimes necessary. “I think it’s important to have a finger on the pulse of what people are saying, because everything is a conversation with the audience,” Sweeney told The Wall Street … Read more

Sydney Sweeney’s brother Trent weighs in on her American Eagle ad controversy

Sydney Sweeney’s brother Trent weighs in on her American Eagle ad controversy

Sydney Sweeney’s brother, Trent Sweeney, isn’t fazed by the backlash to her American Eagle campaign ad. Trent, who is in the US Air Force, weighed in on the controversy involving his famous sister on his Instagram on Wednesday. The 25-year-old posted a photo on his Instagram Stories of his official certification as he was promoted … Read more

Lizzo name-drops Sydney Sweeney in new song over American Eagle jean fiasco

Lizzo name-drops Sydney Sweeney in new song over American Eagle jean fiasco

Singer Lizzo has made a tongue-in-cheek reference to Sydney Sweeney’s jean fiasco, following the mass backlash her American Eagle campaign ad received. The 4-time Grammy winner, 37, name-dropped the “Euphoria” actress in her new song, “I’m Goin’ In Till October,” which she teased to her 11.6 million Instagram followers on Wednesday. The “Truth Hurts” hitmaker … Read more

Clip of Sydney Sweeney’s expert shooting range run goes viral after Republican registration revealed, American Eagle ad fiasco

Clip of Sydney Sweeney’s expert shooting range run goes viral after Republican registration revealed, American Eagle ad fiasco

A video of “Americana” star Sydney Sweeney perfecting her shooting skills at a gun range resurfaced online and quickly went viral after she was revealed to be a registered Republican amid outrage over her American Eagle ad. Sweeney, 27, has been in the crosshairs of online social justice warriors who said her ill-fated July advertisement … Read more

Ex NJ teacher roasted after claiming she was traumatized by Sydney Sweeney ad

Ex NJ teacher roasted after claiming she was traumatized by Sydney Sweeney ad

She used Sydney’s rump for a trauma dump. An ex New Jersey teacher-turned-lifestyle influencer is getting roasted online for turning Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad into a therapy session, with a post claiming she feels unattractive because of her skin color — and a repost of it, calling her a “professional victim,” went viral. “For … Read more

American Eagle breaks silence on Sydney Sweeney ‘great jeans’ ad controversy

American Eagle breaks silence on Sydney Sweeney ‘great jeans’ ad controversy

Some things just can’t stay buttoned up. American Eagle has responded to critics after the brand’s new denim campaign with Sydney Sweeney caused major controversy. “‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans,” the company said Friday in a statement obtained by The Post. “Her jeans. Her story.” Sydney Sweeney posing … Read more

American Eagle’s ‘good jeans’ ads with Sydney Sweeney spark a debate on race, beauty standards

American Eagle’s ‘good jeans’ ads with Sydney Sweeney spark a debate on race, beauty standards

U.S. fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney. The ad blitz included “clever, even provocative language” and was “definitely going to push buttons,” the company’s chief marketing officer told trade media outlets. It has. The question now is whether some of the public … Read more