Sydney Sweeney Says Getting Attention From Trump Was ‘Surreal’ But Otherwise Wasn’t ‘Affected’ By Jeans Ad Controversy

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00:00Sydney Sweeney says getting attention from Trump was surreal, but otherwise wasn't affected by

00:06jeans ad controversy. Sydney Sweeney was recently listed as one of GQ magazine's Men of the Year

00:12and sat down for a lengthy feature interview that sounded largely like every other interview she

00:17does, wherein she talks about her body, being famous, and wanting to be seen for something

00:22other than those two things. During the interview, Sydney Sweeney was asked about her recent jeans

00:27campaign for American Eagle, which stirred up largely one-sided controversy after right-wing

00:32outlets amplified complaints about the ad promoting eugenics from a vocal minority of social media

00:37accounts. In the most viral of the American Eagle ads, Sweeney says,

00:42jeans are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color,

00:47personality, and even eye color. My jeans are blue. Sydney Sweeney says getting attention from

00:53Donald Trump was surreal, but was otherwise not affected by the American Eagle controversy.

00:59I was aware of the numbers, American Eagle's stock, as it was going. So when I saw all the

01:04headlines of in-store visits were down a certain percentage, none of it was true. It was all made

01:09up, but nobody could say anything because the company was in their quiet period. So it was all

01:14just a lot of talk. And because I knew at the end of the day what that ad was for and it was great

01:19jeans, it didn't affect me one way or the other, Sweeney told GQ. As for Donald Trump weighing in,

01:25Sweeney, a registered Republican, said it was surreal. Sweeney is in the midst of a promotional

01:31campaign for her new biopic, Christy, which sees Sweeney star as boxer Christy Martin and is generating

01:37Oscar buzz for the 27-year-old actress. Later this year, she'll also be starring in the Paul Feig

01:44directed adaptation of The Housemaid alongside Amanda Seyfried, which will be released in movie

01:49theaters on Christmas Day.