‘You have to ruffle feathers’: a history of controversial jeans adverts American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ad is the latest in a long line of provocative campaigns striving to ‘cut through’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2025
Five Great Reads: the killing code, our AI future and a Sydney Sweeney culture war Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2025
Fox News whips up another Sydney Sweeney ‘controversy’ by claiming left is ‘melting down’ over old ice cream ad Without showing any criticism from liberals or progressives over a Baskin-Robbins ad featuring Sydney Sweeney, Fox News ran an entire segment that pushed the narrative that the left was outraged over it. The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Stars share memories of Alex Jones as she marks 15 years on The One Show The Welsh presenter has interviewed a number of Hollywood stars including Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore, Jackie Chan and Sydney Sweeney. Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025
Fox News’ Kat Timpf praised for taking the lead on Gutfeld! in host’s absence Timpf’s colleague Greg Gutfeld was a Thursday night guest on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Lizzo arms herself with a song and a lot of twerking to mock the Sydney Sweeney controversy that just won’t end The controversial way Lizzo targeted Sydney Sweeney. We Got This Covered · Aug 8, 2025
Billboard in LA vandalized with message declaring ‘Proud Boys love Sydney Sweeney’ as jeans ad fallout continues A billboard in Los Angeles has been vandalized to declare, “Proud Boys love Sydney Sweeney” The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Who Is 'Blue Genes' Singer Ash Ruder — And Why Her Song Is Trending Amid the Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad Controversy Ash Ruder's 2022 song Blue Genes is trending after confusion with Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad. Though unrelated, both use a 'jeans and genes' pun, sparking viral attention and millions of views for Ruder. International Business Times UK · Aug 7, 2025
Influencer Slammed For Flipping Off Sydney Sweeney Ad, Making “Racist” Commentary In Viral Post "The jealousy is off the charts." Bored Panda · Aug 7, 2025
Does the White House not have more important things to do? What if the White House worried about the bigger issues going on? The Mary Sue · Aug 7, 2025
Sydney Sweeney's Brother Is Out There Joking About 'Them Good Jeans' In His Latest Post He's definitely not talking about denim. Cinemablend · Aug 7, 2025
Chris Cuomo mocked for response after falling for deepfake AOC video Cuomo also used the moment to attack Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over Hamas and defend himself in a NewsNation segment The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2025
Beyoncé versus Sydney Sweeney: two denim ads, one dangerous divide in brand storytelling Only one got Gen Z right. Creative Bloq · Aug 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025 Chris Cuomo trolled for falling for AOC deepfake video about Sydney Sweeney NewsNation anchor digs in after failing to spot that video of congresswoman calling American Eagle jeans campaign racist was fake, despite its being labelled ‘parody 100% made with AI’
The Conversation · Aug 6, 2025 Why Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle campaign is part of a wider cultural backlash Actress Sydney Sweeney is once again embroiled in controversy. This time the debate isn’t centred around Sweeney selling soaps infused with her bathwater or posting pictures of MAGA-inspired red caps. Instead, the Euphoria star is making rounds for her role in a contentious ad campaign with American Eagle Outfitters.
The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025 Stephen Colbert on Ghislaine Maxwell meeting with feds: ‘We know exactly what they talked about’ Late-night hosts discuss Maxwell’s prison transfer and Donald Trump’s press conference on the White House roof
Euronews · Aug 6, 2025 UK regulatory watchdog ASA bans Zara ads for portraying ‘unhealthily thin’ models Two advertisements from fashion giant Zara have been deemed “socially irresponsible” and banned for featuring models that appeared “unhealthily thin”.
The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2025 Sydney Sweeney: the Hollywood up-and-comer who started a culture war The Euphoria and Anyone But You star has one of the most promising careers within young Hollywood but controversy has stuck to her
Cinemablend · Aug 5, 2025 As Katy Perry And Justin Trudeau Hang Out, Her Ex Orlando Bloom Has Allegedly Been ‘Rejected’ By An A-Lister The dating rumors continue...
Bored Panda · Aug 5, 2025 “Genes With Bad Taste”: Sydney Sweeney’s Red Carpet Premiere Look Brutally Mocked "Who’s responsible for her bad fashion genes?"
Cinemablend · Aug 5, 2025 Sydney Sweeney Reunites With Hunter Schafer And More Euphoria Co-Stars At Karaoke While Season 3 Films Up for a little karaoke night?
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Hegseth ‘has great jeans’: Defense Department taps into MAGA’s obsession over Sydney Sweeney ad President Donald Trump praised the advertising campaign after it was revealed that Sweeney is registered as a Republican in Florida
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Jesse Watters predicts Sydney Sweeney, 27, will marry Barron Trump, 19: ‘Create the greatest political dynasty’ The Fox News host’s brainwave came after President Trump praised the White Lotus star’s controversial ad campaign
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 Jeans, controversy, used bathwater: Sydney Sweeney’s selling it all. A showbiz masterclass, if you ask me Five years ago, she’d have been doing feminist stunts – but times change and Sydney has captured the zeitgeist. She might flog that to you too, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde