Sydney Sweeney defended as Sharon Stone says, 'It’s hard to be hot'

(NewsNation) — Sharon Stone has jumped to Sydney Sweeney’s defense after she faced backlash over her American Eagle Jeans campaign.

The “Basic Instinct” actress attended Variety’s Power of Women LA event on Wednesday, where Sweeney was an honoree, and said that it’s fine to use being “hot” to get what you want.

“It’s okay to use what mama gave you. It’s really fine,” Stone told Variety senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson.

She added, “It’s hard to be hot, and I think we all know that. It’s really okay to use every bit of hotness you have — right here, right now — and go for whatever that is,” she said. “Everybody has their own certain kind of hotness, their own certain thing, and you’re supposed to go for that. Because who are you not to be beautiful? You know, who you are isn’