Sydney Sweeney may be known for her roles in Euphoria and The White Lotus, but presently, she is in the spotlight for a different reason. It all started when the actress collaborated with American Eagle to become the face for their new ad campaign. However, a project that was supposed to create a likability for the brand’s jeans and improve Sydney’s career graph has rather invited a wave of backlash after people felt it had a racial undertone. But this is not the first time the actress stirred the internet for some reason other than her work. Here is a list of some of her popular controversies, which started a new debate in Hollywood.
#1.The MAGA hat birthday party
Back in 2022, Sydney Sweeney organised a surprise birthday party for her mom, Lisa’s 60th birthday. Everything seemed good, and the pictures from the celebration surfaced on the internet. But rather than appreciating the moment, netizens noticed that the guests at the party wore red MAGA-style hats that read, “Make Sixty Great Again” with a thin blue line flag in the background, infuriating viewers. They saw it as a promotion for the right-wing. Sydney asked everyone via X to stop “making speculations” from an “innocent moment”, but it didn’t stop the criticism. Much later, she addressed the issue in an interview with GQ and said:
“Honestly, I feel like nothing I say can help the conversation. It’s been turning into a wildfire, and nothing I can say will take it back to the correct track.”
