{"id":8849,"date":"2025-09-08T01:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/8849\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:40:07","slug":"sydney-sweeney-just-acknowledged-the-american-eagle-ad-backlash-for-the-first-time-and-she-made-one-thing-very-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/8849\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney Just Acknowledged The American Eagle Ad Backlash For The First Time, And She Made One Thing Very Clear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The backlash went pretty much as follows: On Aug. 1, American Eagle issued a statement doubling down on the campaign and its themes, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kristatorres\/american-eagle-sydney-sweeney-response\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"not received well\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68bb3fb8e4b0acb9ffebed26\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kristatorres\/american-eagle-sydney-sweeney-response\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">not received well<\/a>. The White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ellendurney\/white-house-defends-sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-jeans-ad\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"defended the ad\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68bb3fb8e4b0acb9ffebed26\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ellendurney\/white-house-defends-sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-jeans-ad\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defended the ad<\/a>, Sydney was subsequently outed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/sydney-sweeney-registered-republican\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"registered Republican\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68bb3fb8e4b0acb9ffebed26\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/sydney-sweeney-registered-republican\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">registered Republican<\/a>, and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> got involved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/donald-trump-taylor-swift-sydney-sweeney\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"voice his support\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68bb3fb8e4b0acb9ffebed26\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/donald-trump-taylor-swift-sydney-sweeney\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">voice his support<\/a> of the actor and her AE campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Before this, the 27-year-old had been publicly apolitical, even when responding to backlash over pictures she posted from a family party where attendees could be seen wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/leylamohammed\/sydney-sweeney-mom-birthday-party-controversy-maga-hats\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"MAGA-style hats and \u201cBlue Lives Matter\u201d tops\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68bb3fb8e4b0acb9ffebed26\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/leylamohammed\/sydney-sweeney-mom-birthday-party-controversy-maga-hats\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MAGA-style hats and \u201cBlue Lives Matter\u201d tops<\/a> in the background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The backlash went pretty much as follows: On Aug. 1, American Eagle issued a statement doubling down 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