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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Murray

Glen Powell defends Sydney Sweeney over culture-war backlash against ‘good jeans’ ad

Glen Powell has addressed the controversy surrounding his friend and former co-star Sydney Sweeney regarding her American Eagle jeans advert, which garnered unwanted attention earlier this year.

Titled “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” the ads featuring the Euphoria star in the brand’s denim were widely criticized, with people comparing the phrase to the racist language of eugenicists due to wordplay on “jeans” and “genes.”

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