{"id":1978433,"date":"2025-08-25T09:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1978433"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:27:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:27:31","slug":"matt-rife-defends-sydney-sweeney-amid-jeans-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matt-rife-defends-sydney-sweeney-amid-jeans-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Rife Defends Sydney Sweeney Amid Jeans Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Sydney Sweeney<\/strong>\u2018s jeans controversy continues to draw reactions, with comedian <strong>Matt Rife<\/strong> being the latest to weigh in. Rife shared his thoughts on the matter on social media and stood up for the latter. In recent months, Sweeney has grabbed massive attention via her bold advertisements, which have capitalized on her looks. However, out of all the ad campaigns she has headlined, only two have found themselves at the center of discussion: the aforementioned jeans campaign and her and Dr. Squatch\u2019s bathwater soap.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Matt Rife supports Sydney Sweeney amid jeans controversy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matt Rife took to X (formerly Twitter) to repost a tweet from Pop Base that shared Sydney Sweeney\u2019s reaction to the criticism directed towards her bathwater soap. Rife expressed his support for the latter and shared his thoughts on the criticism, which he felt was pointless. He also mocked Sweeney\u2019s detractors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI keep seeing people mad at Sydney Sweeney for noooothing,\u201d the comedian wrote. \u201cShe\u2019s learning that the internet is full of absolute garbage losers who will twist anything you say into a c\u2014 misinterpretation. People are awful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rife\u2019s tweet sparked a plethora of fan reactions. Several of whom agreed with the I Live Here Now actor\u2019s sentiments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cStatement couldn\u2019t be anymore true,\u201d one user <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/morgiecamille\/status\/1959096506788503989\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:commented;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Titanshell42069\/status\/1959038321516073095\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:added;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">added<\/a>, \u201cThey truly are awful. Sydney is a delight. Beauty and brains whats not to love about her?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, some suggested that Rife was trying to get together with the Euphoria actress, who is currently single after breaking off her engagement with businessman Jonathan Davino. \u201cTrying to get with her. We see you,\u201d a user <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kathrynginger22\/status\/1959040277311607219\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Perfect thing to say before you slide into her DMs,\u201d another <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SJWwasteland\/status\/1959045537602445353\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:commented;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rife is the latest celebrity to express his support for Sydney Sweeney, while the latter is mired in controversy due to her American Eagle jeans ad campaign. Previously, Dr. Phil promised to support Sweeney and buy the apparel company\u2019s jeans. He also called the comparison between the ad campaign and the Holocaust an \u201cabsolute insult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moreover, Donald Trump \u2014 after learning the Anyone But You actress was a registered Republican \u2014 called the latter\u2019s jeans ad \u201cthe \u2018HOTTEST\u2019 ad\u201d out there on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114970952739677687\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Truth Social;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Notably, Sweeney\u2019s Americana co-star Halsey fired back at those who boycotted the film in response to the American Eagle ad. On her Instagram stories, the singer claimed that the film was \u201cgreater than the 24 hr gossip tabloid denim bull\u2013\u2013t\u201d (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/23\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeneys-americana-co-star-halsey-slams-fans-who-boycotted-film-over-denim-bulls-t\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Page Six;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Page Six<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1655324-matt-rife-sydney-sweeney-jeans-controversy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mandatory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/08\/25\/matt-rife-sydney-sweeney-jeans-controversy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Rife Defends Sydney Sweeney Amid Jeans Controversy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matt Rife Defends Sydney Sweeney Amid Jeans Controversy<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reality Tea;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney Sweeney\u2018s jeans controversy continues to draw reactions, with comedian Matt Rife being the latest to weigh in. Rife shared his thoughts on the matter on social media and stood up for the latter. In recent months, Sweeney has grabbed massive attention via her bold advertisements, which have capitalized on her looks. 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