{"id":2257091,"date":"2026-01-29T22:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2257091"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:46:14","slug":"sydney-sweeney-talks-politics-maga-barbie-nickname-after-american-eagle-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeney-talks-politics-maga-barbie-nickname-after-american-eagle-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney talks politics, &#8216;MAGA Barbie&#8217; nickname after American Eagle controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sydney Sweeney doesn\u2019t associate herself with the nickname \u201cMAGA Barbie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress spoke candidly about all the controversy surrounding her since her American Eagle Outfitters \u201cGreat Jeans\u201d ad dropped last July, with some <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\/\">accusing it of being \u201cNazi propaganda<\/a>\u201d that praised her blond hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70001220\/sydney-sweeney-interview-2026\/?src=dashhudson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview with Cosmopolitan<\/a> published Thursday, Sweeney was asked about being labeled \u201cMAGA Barbie\u201d by some on the internet \u2014 especially after it was revealed she\u2019s been <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 as a Republican<\/a> since June 2024 \u2014 even though she hasn\u2019t directly spoken about her political views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never been here to talk about politics,\u201d she told the magazine. \u201cI\u2019ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney wants no part of the nickname \u201cMAGA Barbie,\u201d she told Cosmopolitan magazine. <span class=\"credit\">Morgan Maher for Cosmopolitan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress told the magazine that labels are assigned to her, which she can\u2019t control. <span class=\"credit\">Morgan Maher for Cosmopolitan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress, 28, posed for a racy photo shoot for the magazine. <span class=\"credit\">Morgan Maher for Cosmopolitan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think because of that, people want to take it even further and use me as their own pawn,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut it\u2019s somebody else assigning something to me, and I can\u2019t control that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney insisted she wasn\u2019t a \u201chateful\u201d person and said there was \u201cno winning\u201d when it comes to addressing politically charged things about herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I say, \u2018That\u2019s not true,\u2019 they\u2019ll come at me like, \u2018You\u2019re just saying that to look better,&#8217;\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just have to continue being who I am, because I know who I am,\u201d she continued. \u201cI can\u2019t make everyone love me. I know what I stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sweeney insisted she isn\u2019t a \u201chateful\u201d person after some accused her American Eagle Outfitters denim campaign of being \u201cNazi propaganda.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sweeney said she isn\u2019t a political person and is here to make art. <span class=\"credit\">American Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cEuphoria\u201d star noted she is \u201cnot a political person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in the arts. I\u2019m not here to speak on politics,\u201d she stressed. \u201cThat\u2019s not an area I\u2019ve ever even imagined getting into. It\u2019s not why I became who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI became an actor because I like to tell stories, but I don\u2019t believe in hate in any form,\u201d she added. \u201cI believe we should all love each other and have respect and understanding for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney, 28, said she\u2019s now at a place where she doesn\u2019t look at everything said about her online because it isn\u2019t healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not a comfortable thing to have people saying what you believe or think, especially when that doesn\u2019t align with you,\u201d she shared. \u201cIt\u2019s been a weird thing having to navigate and digest, because it\u2019s not me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sweeney also noted, \u201cI can\u2019t make everyone love me. I know what I stand for.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last month, the \u201cEuphoria\u201d star acknowledged that her initial silence on her American Eagle controversy was a mistake. <span class=\"credit\">syrn\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNone of it is me. And I\u2019m having to watch it happen,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Sweeney <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/06\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeney-declares-shes-against-hate-after-american-eagle-ad-drama\/\">addressed her controversial American Eagle ad <\/a>and acknowledged that her initial silence was a misstep.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\">\u201cAnyone who knows me knows that I\u2019m always trying to bring people together. I\u2019m against hate and divisiveness,\u201d she told People. \u201cIn the past, my stance has been to never respond to negative or positive press but recently I have come to realize that my silence regarding this issue has only widened the divide, not closed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney said she was \u201csurprised\u201d by the reaction the ad got.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did it because I love the jeans and love the brand. I don\u2019t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign,\u201d she insisted. \u201cMany have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren\u2019t true.\u201d<\/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>Sydney Sweeney doesn\u2019t associate herself with the nickname \u201cMAGA Barbie.\u201d The actress spoke candidly about all the controversy surrounding her since her American Eagle Outfitters \u201cGreat Jeans\u201d ad dropped last July, with some accusing it of being \u201cNazi propaganda\u201d that praised her blond hair and blue eyes. 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