Sydney Sweeney has refused to answer questions about her American Eagle ad campaign at her latest film premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Emmy-nominated actor was standing alongside former boxer Christy Salters Martin, whom Sweeney plays in David Michôd’s biopic Christy, when she was asked about the campaign that garnered the world’s attention.

The 27-year-old swiftly sidestepped the questions, hurrying herself and Martin along the red carpet.

“I’m so excited for everybody to see Christy Martin,” Sweeney said.

“I’m just excited for ‘Christy’.”

The American Eagle campaign with tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” a pun on having “great genes”, quickly drew ire and accusations of glorifying whiteness after it surfaced in late July. The retailer has said the ca

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