Not everyone is excited about Sydney Sweeney<\/strong>\u2019s new romance<\/a> with Scooter Braun<\/strong>. A source tells Star<\/em> that friends fear the match has \u201cdisaster\u201d written all over it.<\/p>\n Sweeney is brushing off the criticism, says the source, but those close to her are worried she is ignoring Braun\u2019s controversial past.<\/p>\n \u201cSydney\u2019s saying it\u2019s nobody\u2019s concern, she\u2019s having fun and people have got it wrong because Scooter\u2019s a cool, chilled out guy,\u201d says the source. \u201cBut friends say he\u2019s a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing and you only have to look at his past to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n The source points to celebrities like Taylor Swift,<\/strong> who publicly criticized Braun over the years.<\/p>\n \u201cSome say he should be avoided with a 10-foot pole,\u201d warns the source. \u201cSydney has every right to see who she wants \u2026 but this has all the earmarks of disaster in the making.\u201d<\/p>\n Braun has been one of the most divisive figures in music for years, according to a profile in Culted<\/a><\/em>. In 2019, he purchased Big Machine Label Group, the label that owned the masters to much of Swift\u2019s early catalog \u2014 sparking a public feud<\/a> that Swift herself called \u201ctyrannical control.\u201d<\/p>\n She accused Braun of trying to block her from performing her own music at the 2019 AMAs, a claim that fueled outrage from Swift\u2019s fan base.<\/p>\n Former client Todrick Hall<\/strong> also blasted Braun on Twitter, calling him \u201can evil person whose only concern is his wealth and feeding his disgusting ego.\u201d<\/p>\n Although stars like Demi Lovato<\/strong> and Justin Bieber<\/strong> defended Braun, the controversy cemented his reputation as one of the industry\u2019s most polarizing power players.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Scooter-Braun.jpg\")