Sydney Sweeney Refuses to Apologise, Zendaya Distances Herself, and the Scooter Braun Kiss

Sydney Sweeney’s GQ interview has set off fresh controversy.

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00:00Sydney Sweeney might have become the most hated person on the internet in 2025.

00:04It all started with a denim ad that spiralled out of control.

00:08In July 2025, Sydney Sweeney starred in a campaign for American Eagle titled, Sydney

00:13Sweeney has great genes.

00:15A slick pun on genes and genes.

00:17Liberals on the internet lashed out, saying it sneaked in eugenic vibes.

00:21Cut to November 2025 and Sweeney has done it again.

00:24When asked why her ad stirred up racial backlash, she shrugged.

00:28I did a gene ad.

00:29I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise.

00:32When asked if she wants to speak about it now, Sweeney whipped out a strong no.

00:37And maybe that's what led to even the likes of British actress Amy Lou Wood commenting

00:41a vomit emoji on the clip.

00:43Meanwhile, rumours have started swirling that her Euphoria co-star Zendaya is refusing to

00:47do press tours alongside Sweeney for the show's final season, allegedly distancing herself

00:52from the former.

00:53And to add fuel to that fire, paparazzi caught Sweeney conodling with Scooter Braun, who is

00:58infamous for his long feud with Taylor Swift over the ownership of her master recordings,

01:03a controversy that made him one of Hollywood's most disliked figures.

01:06So, where does this leave Sydney Sweeney?

01:08A brand ad gone viral, liberals refusing to let it slide, a co-star may be pulling back,

01:14and the entire internet debating what's gone wrong.