Sydney Sweeney has definitively taken a stand “against hate,” months after her controversial American Eagle jeans campaign sparked immediate backlash online — with some critics even likening it to Nazi propaganda.

“I was honestly surprised by the reaction,” she told People in an emotional interview published late Friday. “I did it because I love the jeans and love the brand. I don’t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren’t true.”

The campaign, which first aired back in July, is made up of a slew of sexy shots of the 27-year-old actress sporting American Eagle Denim. It’s since been accused of containing racial undertones given that its tagline, “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” is an obvious play o

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