Sydney Sweeney found herself at the center of a controversy in July, when she starred in an ad about “great jeans” for American Eagle. The ad – specifically, its play on words for “genes” and “jeans — sparked a heated conversation online about eugenics. While American Eagle issued a statement in August about the incident, saying the campaign “always was about the jeans,” Sweeney stayed out of the conversation until a GQ interview, published on Nov. 4.

“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,” Sweeney said when asked about the online conversation.

She added that President Trump and Vice President Vance issuing statements to defend her was “surreal.” When aske

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