{"id":1971088,"date":"2025-08-20T20:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1971088"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:49:21","slug":"sydney-sweeney-dodges-questions-about-american-eagle-ad-in-first-interview-since-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeney-dodges-questions-about-american-eagle-ad-in-first-interview-since-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney dodges questions about American Eagle ad in first interview since controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Her lips are sealed.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Sweeney refused to discuss her controversial American Eagle ad in her first interview since the scandal broke.<\/p>\n<p>During <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/style\/sydney-sweeney-career-path-5d615d43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a sit-down with the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, the 27-year-old actress remained tight-lipped when the campaign in question was brought up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney refused to discuss her controversial American Eagle ad in her first interview since the scandal broke. <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>During a sit-down with the Wall Street Journal, the actress, 27, remained tight-lipped when the campaign in question came up. <span class=\"credit\">Photography by Elizaveta Porodina for WSJ. Magazine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Last month, Sweeney made headlines after internet users claimed her American Eagle denim campaign\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/28\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeneys-american-eagle-good-jeans-ad-accused-of-being-nazi-propaganda\/\">promoted eugenics and \u201cNazi propaganda\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by using a play on the words \u201cgenes\u201d and \u201cjeans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In one of the ads, the \u201cEuphoria\u201d star, who has blue eyes and blond hair, talked about how genes that are passed from parent to offspring often determine traits such as \u201chair color, personality and even eye color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She ended the video by looking at the camera and saying, \u201cMy jeans are blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After receiving backlash from fans and being\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/29\/celebrity-news\/doja-cat-mocks-sydney-sweeneys-controversial-american-eagle-ad-campaign\/\">mocked by celebrities like Doja Cat<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/01\/celebrity-news\/lizzo-mocks-sydney-sweeneys-controversial-american-eagle-ad-my-jeans-are-black\/\">Lizzo<\/a>, American Eagle\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/01\/style\/american-eagle-responds-to-sydney-sweeney-great-jeans-ad-controversy\/\">released a defensive statement<\/a> that read, \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Last month, Sweeney made headlines after internet users claimed her American Eagle denim campaign\u00a0promoted eugenics and \u201cNazi propaganda\u201d\u00a0by using a play on the words \u201cgenes\u201d and \u201cjeans.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In one of the ads, the \u201cEuphoria\u201d star, who has blue eyes and blond hair, talked about how genes that are passed from parent to offspring often determine traits such as \u201chair color, personality and even eye color.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Trump <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/04\/celebrity-news\/donald-trump-praises-sydney-sweeneys-american-eagle-ad-after-political-party-reveal\/\">praised the ad<\/a>, calling it \u201cfantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, public voter records revealed that Sweeney has been\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/03\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeneys-voter-registration-revealed-after-american-eagle-great-jeans-backlash\/\">registered with the Republican Party of Florida<\/a>\u00a0in Monroe County since June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Another topic Sweeney chose to dodge during her WSJ interview was the exact nature of her relationship with her \u201cAnyone But You\u201d co-star Glen Powell following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/05\/celebrity-news\/inside-sydney-sweeney-and-glen-powells-flirty-relationship\/\">their flirty press tour in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted everything to be an activity,\u201d she said of their suspiciously close rapport, \u201cand then the audience and the people were the ones who created all the other narratives.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She ended the video by looking at the camera and saying, \u201cMy jeans are blue.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sweeney received backlash from fans and got\u00a0mocked by celebrities like Doja Cat\u00a0and\u00a0Lizzo. <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, in March, mere days after she\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/26\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeney-calls-off-wedding-to-jonathan-davino-as-they-face-major-issues-report\/\">called off her wedding<\/a>\u00a0to Jonathan Davino, Sweeney <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/30\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeney-and-glen-powell-spotted-together-in-dallas-after-actress-calls-off-wedding-to-jonathan-davino\/\">was spotted attending Powell\u2019s sister\u2019s wedding in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The WSJ article noted that the \u201cEverything Sucks!\u201d star wouldn\u2019t comment on that wedding and \u201cdidn\u2019t mention\u201d that she would be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/01\/entertainment\/why-sydney-sweeney-attended-bezos-sanchez-wedding\/\">attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren S\u00e1nchez\u2019s star-studded nuptials<\/a> in Venice, Italy, in June.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney did, however, address the apparent misogyny surrounding her decision to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/29\/style\/sydney-sweeney-selling-her-bath-water-in-dr-squatch-soap\/\">sell her bathwater<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was mainly the girls making comments about it, which I thought was really interesting. They all loved the idea of Jacob Elordi\u2019s bathwater,\u201d she told the magazine, referencing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/03\/entertainment\/jacob-elordi-was-excited-about-saltburn-bathtub-scene\/\">her \u201cEuphoria\u201d co-star and Barry Keoghan\u2019s memorable scene in \u201cSaltburn.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her lips are sealed. Sydney Sweeney refused to discuss her controversial American Eagle ad in her first interview since the scandal broke. During a sit-down with the Wall Street Journal, the 27-year-old actress remained tight-lipped when the campaign in question was brought up. Sydney Sweeney refused to discuss her controversial American Eagle ad in her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1971089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[344976,24003,310317,21912,30252,309386,21913],"class_list":["post-1971088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-celebrity-news","tag-glen-powell","tag-movies","tag-scandals","tag-sydney-sweeney","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sydney-Sweeney-dodges-questions-about-American-Eagle-ad-in-first.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1971088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1971089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1971088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1971088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1971088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}