Sydney Sweeney is finally talking about the backlash to her American Eagle jeans ad.
The “Euphoria” actress, 28, spoke about the controversy that erupted in July for the first time in an interview with GQ magazine published Tuesday.
“I know who I am. I know what I value. I know that I’m a kind person,” Sweeney told the publication. “I know that I love a lot, and I know that I’m just excited to see what happens next. And so I don’t really let other people define who I am.”
When the reporter asked Sweeney directly if she “was surprised by the reaction” to the ad, she responded: “I did a jean ad. I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans.”
“All I wear are jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life… I knew at the end of the day what that ad was for, and it was great jeans, it didn’t affect me one way or the other,” the “Christy” star continued.
Sweeney also called it “surreal” that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both reacted to the controversy.
Trump, 79, praised Sweeney and her ad in August after learning that she’s allegedly a registered Republican.
“She’s a registered Republican? Oh, now I love her ad,” Trump told reporters. He added, “If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.”
