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Halsey<\/a> is standing by her new film Americana<\/em> as co-star Sydney Sweeney faces controversy over a recent American Eagle ad campaign.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old singer and actress, who stars in the crime thriller alongside Sweeney, took to social media on Thursday (Aug. 21) to show support for the Tony Tost-directed feature, which has become the subject of online debate amid calls for boycotts tied to Sweeney\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYou should go see this movie,\u201d Halsey wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing a poster for Americana<\/em>, according to screenshots published by Page Six<\/a><\/em>. \u201cBecause @tonytost made an exceptional film, in honor of a genre he knows intimately. Because his work and his vision are greater than the 24 hr gossip tabloid denim bulls\u2014t.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cWithout Me\u201d singer continued, \u201cHe\u2019s an incredible artist who made a great film with a group of hardworking, talented people. If you love cinema, than you should know that cinema comes first. This is cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n Halsey\u2019s remarks appear to address the backlash<\/a> over Sweeney\u2019s recent American Eagle campaign, which launched in late July. The ad features the Euphoria<\/em> star using the phrases \u201cgreat jeans\u201d and \u201cgreat genes\u201d interchangeably. Critics online called the messaging tone-deaf, especially given its emphasis on Sweeney\u2019s blue eyes and blonde hair \u2014 imagery some likened to racist and eugenicist propaganda from the WWII era.<\/p>\n \u201cI do agree that our words are important in this climate,\u201d Halsey wrote in a second post. \u201cI don\u2019t, however, think that it\u2019s fair for the news cycle to predatorily rip a hardworking director and his hardworking crew for this film that is completely separate-from and unrelated-to a (pretty dumb) advertising take.\u201d<\/p>\n She closed, writing, \u201cIf it\u2019s not clear who the actual people I\u2019m standing up for are, I\u2019m sorry look closer.\u201d<\/p>\n Americana<\/em>, which follows a group of characters in pursuit of a rare Native American artifact, earned a disappointing $500,000 from its Aug. 15 launch in more than 1,100 theaters, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em>. The cast also includes Paul Walter Hauser, Eric Dane, Zahn McClarnon and Simon Rex.<\/p>\n Director Tony Tost, making his feature debut, addressed the surrounding controversy on X a day before the film\u2019s release.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the great things about movies is that they outlive the zeitgeist into which they were released,\u201d he wrote<\/a>. \u201cAs someone whose first film sorta got gobbled up by the zeitgeist, I\u2019ll be curious to see how it\u2019ll stand up after this moment is over. Hopefully fairly well!\u201d<\/p>\n Sweeney had not commented on the controversy at press time. It marks the second time in recent months the White Lotus<\/em> alum has come under fire for an ad campaign. In June, she partnered with Dr. Squatch on a bar soap made with her actual bathwater, an idea that was widely criticized as antifeminist and exploitative.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Halsey is standing by her new film Americana as co-star Sydney Sweeney faces controversy over a recent American Eagle ad campaign. 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