Sydney Sweeney's Controversial Rise in Hollywood

0:00On April 22nd, Sydney Swini's star power took a hit when producers cut her cameo from The Devil Whereas Prada, too, right before release. She was set to play herself in a 3-minute scene, styled by Emily Blunt's character early in the film, but it got scrapped for not fitting the... Structure This comes after a rough patch of controversy shadowing her quick rise from shows like Euphoria, to box office wins like anyone but you. Here this year, her American Eagle Jeans ad sparked fire with a tagline playing on Grey Jeans and Grey Jeans. Critics called it Pro Eugenics, and far-right-coded, slamming lines about Jeans determining looks and body type. But the backlash boosted the brand hard, raking in $1.28 billion since June, and spiking stock 25% after hours. Meanwhile, Euphoria's third season dropped heat for its wild sexual plots, with her character Cassie turning to only fan-style content, including Doug, roleplay and a baby costume scene.

1:01Pundits like Megan Kelly ripped it as sexualizing infancy, and early buzz tanked with a 46% rotten score on rotten tomatoes, way down, from past seasons. Experts see a pattern, saying Swini's not slipping up, but leaning into the drama on purpose, from sketch bits to product collabs, turning heads into headlines. The show's creator defends the edgy choices as breaking walls to mix humor with the dark side of her fantasies. All this has Hollywood pausing on her next moves, but with her track record, expect her to flip the script and keep climbing. Entertainment and celebrity news, today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending.