Sydney Sweeney breaks silence on denims advert controversy and Trump’s approval

Sydney Sweeney has lastly spoken out about her American Eagle denims advert controversy that despatched the web right into a frenzy earlier this yr.

The actor, who’s finest identified for her roles in Euphoria, Christy, and Anybody However You, was the topic of the controversy over an advert for the American clothes retailer, during which the tagline was that she had ‘good denims’.

Many social media viewers took a extra sinister which means to this, pointing to the thought of somebody having ‘good genes’ and her saying within the advert: “Genes are handed down from dad and mom to offspring, typically figuring out traits like hair color, persona and even eye color. My denims are blue.”

This led many to accuse the language of bordering upon eugenics, an argument that ultimately led to US President Donald Trump weighing in.



Although Sweeney has not spoken about her politics publicly, she has reportedly been a registered Republican since 2024, with Trump saying: “She’s a registered Republican? Now I like her advert… If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I feel her advert is improbable.”

Sweeney has referred to as Trump and JD Vance responding to the controversy ‘surreal’, however acknowledged that when it occurred, she merely turned off her telephone.

In a brand new interview with GQ Journal, Sweeney stated: “I do know who I’m. I do know what I worth. I do know that I’m a sort individual.

“I do know that I like loads, and I do know that I’m simply excited to see what occurs subsequent. And so I don’t actually let different individuals outline who I’m.”

She acknowledged she was shocked on the response to the advert, saying: “I did a jean advert. I imply, the response undoubtedly was a shock, however I like denims.”

When requested concerning the controversy particularly, she stated: “I form of simply put my telephone away… I used to be filming on daily basis.

“I’m filming Euphoria, so I’m working 16-hour days and I don’t actually carry my telephone on set, so I work after which I’m going residence and I fall asleep.

“So, I didn’t actually see a variety of it.”

Sweeney remained tight-lipped concerning the specifics as to why the advert was criticised, saying when requested about it: “I feel that when I’ve a problem that I wish to discuss, individuals will hear.”

The advert was closely and broadly criticised for its wording, with Shalini Shankar, an anthropology professor at Northwestern College, slamming American Eagle.

She stated to CNN that the corporate had been ‘aligning themselves with a white nationalist, MAGA-friendly id’.

Shankar added: “I feel that that is them attempting to rebrand themselves for the current second, and language could be very intentionally used right here.

“Individuals don’t invoke genetics casually. It’s simply, it’s very, very simple to promote denim with out ever referencing it.”