Sydney Sweeney has addressed the fallout over her American Eagle denim campaign, an advert which sparked one of the year’s biggest online culture wars. Her response has faced backlash online, with some commentators also praising her.

Newsweek has contacted a representative for Sweeney outside of regular working hours via email for comment.

Both Sweeney and American Eagle came under fire after the actress appeared in an ad campaign for the brand, which had the tagline, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans." This line prompted backlash online and sparked discourse about racism and eugenics.

Sweeney was interviewed by Katherine Stoeffel for GQ, and in addition to the print interview, there are video clips online.

In one, Stoeffel asks Sweeney, “The criticism of the content, which is that mayb

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