US EditionSydney Sweeney Breaks Silence on American Eagle Ad Controversy
- On Nov. 4, Sydney Sweeney, actress, told GQ magazine she had `I did a jean ad` and found the reaction surprising amid the American Eagle denim campaign controversy.
- The ad's tagline, a pun on genes, debuted in late July in the American Eagle fall campaign, prompting critics on social media to allege it evoked eugenics and compared it to Nazi propaganda.
- CEO Jay Schottenstein cited 40 billion impressions and a meaningful improvement, while retail data company Pass found foot traffic fell nearly 9% as American Eagle reported Q2 revenue of $1.28 billion.
- White House officials responded when Steven Cheung called the backlash an example of `cancel culture run amok`, while Sydney Sweeney said the saga `didn't affect me` because she largely ignored it.
- Sweeney, meanwhile, is promoting Christy and holds multiple brand deals, while critics also slammed the campaign for sexualization and compared it to Brooke Shields' 1980 denim ad.
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The actress of "Euphoria" said she was surprised by the extent of the outcry and assumed her choice of not having responded to the hot one. A way for her to turn the page without apologizing.
Actress Sydney Sweeney says in an interview with GQ magazine that she was surprised by the reaction to the American Eagle jeans ad.
Sydney Sweeney breaks her silence on American Eagle brouhaha, how it felt for Trump and JD Vance to have her back
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