Before she appears on a video call, I am told: Sydney Sweeney only wants to talk about Christy , a new biopic in which the two-time Emmy nominee plays pioneering female boxer Christy Martin.

Sweeney caused a firestorm earlier this summer when she appeared in a controversial ad for American Eagle. Some people criticized the retailer for its “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” campaign, saying that the use of “jeans” had racial undertones due to her blonde hair and blue eyes.

Suddenly, the Euphoria star, 28, was in the middle of a controversy that she didn’t see coming.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance even weighed into the fray ( the former called the ad “fantastic” ). Shares of American Eagle soared .

That’s the short version. Sweeney did eventually addres

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