Sydney Sweeney's new film, Americana , has been branded a box-office flop, but it'll likely still be a profitable movie.

Newsweek reached out to Sweeney's representative via email for comment on Tuesday.

Why It Matters

Sweeney, 27, has been making headlines recently for her American Eagle ad campaign, which sparked a debate about eugenics and racism on social media.

In the July commercial with the tagline: "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans," the Euphoria star says: "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue."

The wordplay between "jeans" and "genes" prompted some TikTok users to accuse the clothing brand of " Nazi propaganda ," while others argued it was just smart marketing .

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