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Stephen Colbert says the online uproar over Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle campaign "might be a bit of an overreaction"... and some of his fans aren't happy about it. 'The Late Show' host weighed in on the controversy over the Euphoria star's ad, which features a play on the word "jeans."

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00:00Before we talk about this next story, I don't want to alarm you, but the internet is mad about

00:03something. Stephen Colbert says the online uproar over Sidney Sweeney's American Eagle campaign

00:10might be a bit of an overreaction, and some of his fans aren't happy about it. The Late Show

00:14host weighed in on the controversy over the Euphoria Stars ad, which features a play on

00:19the word jeans. Jeans are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair

00:25color, personality, and even eye color. My jeans are blue. Sidney Sweeney, Casper Keynes. After

00:35showing the ad to his audience, Colbert said this. And just like Sidney Sweeney, I also carry the gene

00:41for sexy, commercial, scratchy voice. He then detailed how the ad has been called out online

00:47for being akin to Nazi-like pro-eugenics propaganda, given Sweeney's looks. That might be a bit of an

00:54overreaction. Although Hitler did briefly model for mine comfort fit jeans. Whatever the truth.

01:02Some of Colbert's fans pushed back on Instagram, writing messages like,

01:06is it overreaction to observe and point out propaganda in times like these? Stephen, I love

01:11you, bud, but you have to admit that at the very least, it's a weird and icky way to go about selling

01:16jeans, especially in the current political climate. And I don't think it's an overreaction. They knew

01:22exactly what they were doing when they made the commercial. So the blue-eyed blonde has the best

01:26jeans? For more on this story, go to THR.com. This is the Hollywood Reporter News.

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