Sydney Sweeney is finally ready to talk about those American Eagle ads . Well, kind of. After dodging questions from reporters over the past couple of months, the actress addressed the controversial campaign with GQ for her “Men of the Year” cover story, and somehow, she did not have much to say.
To quickly recap: Sweeney found herself in the middle of a culture war over the summer after starring in a series of ads titled “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.” The thrust of the videos was that jeans and genes are homophones, so when the actress talks about having “great jeans,” she could be referring to her looks or her pants. People on TikTok accused her of promoting eugenics; some folks called the campaign a conservative dog whistle; and President Donald Trump said it was

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