Sydney Sweeney Under Fire From Athletes over Nude Sports-Prediction Ad
- Twenty-Nine-Year-Old actress Sydney Sweeney fronted an advertisement for American sports betting company Novig featuring suggestive poses with sports equipment, sparking widespread criticism from female athletes.
- British sprinter Amy Hunt called the advertisement "embarrassing" on Sunday night, stating it misrepresents the dedication required in women's athletics. Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus said she was "infuriated."
- Olympic weightlifting coach Danielle Bagacay criticized the sexualization of women in sports, while critics argue the ad ignores elite female competitors like Simone Biles, Eileen Gu, and Chloe Kelly.
- Sweeney, an investor in Novig, defended the campaign as "embracing a fun idea," posting images of Serena Williams and Meg Rapinoe posing naked on Instagram to justify her approach.
- The incident highlights tensions between traditional marketing and female athlete representation, contradicting the past 15 years of efforts to sideline the "male gaze" in sports promotion.
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Last Wednesday, Sweeney reappeared as the center of another controversial ad in which he appears almost naked, promoting Novig, a platform of sports predictions.
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