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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Sydney Sweeney addressed her hotly debated American Eagle fall denim campaign, which featured the slogan "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans"

"I have come to realize that my silence regarding this issue has only widened the divide, not closed it," Sweeney tells PEOPLE

The actress also opens up about her new film The Housemaid and what intentions she's setting for the new year

Sydney Sweeney is addressing her highly publicized American Eagle denim ad in an emotional interview with PEOPLE.

Sweeney came under scrutiny for the denim brand's hotly debated campaign titled, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans," which was released on July 23.

The campaign sparked a debate that the usage of the word "jeans" as a play on "genes" is raciall

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