Sydney Sweeney declares she's 'against hate' nearly 4 months after controversial American Eagle ad stirred drama

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00:00My jeans are blue.

00:04Sydney Sweeney has her jeans.

00:06Sydney Sweeney declared she is against hate nearly four months after her American Eagle

00:11ad was likened to Nazi propaganda. She told People, quote,

00:15I was honestly surprised by the reaction. I did it because I love the jeans and I love the brand.

00:20I don't support the views some people choose to connect to the campaign.

00:23Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren't true.

00:27The Euphoria actor said she is someone who leads with kindness and is now addressing the

00:31controversial campaign to clarify her position. She told the outlet,

00:36Anyone who knows me knows that I'm always trying to bring people together.

00:39I'm against hate and divisiveness. In the past, my stance has been to never respond

00:44to negative or positive press. But recently, I've come to realize that my silence regarding this

00:49issue has only widened the divide, not closed it. She concluded with,

00:54So I hope this new year brings more focus on what connects us instead of what divides us.

00:59The Anyone But You star's latest remarks come more than a month after she broke her silence on the

01:04denim campaign. I did a jean ad, she said matter-of-factly when asked if she was surprised about the

01:09discourse. I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but it was, I love jeans.

01:15After receiving backlash from fans and being mocked by celebrities such as Doja Cat and Lizzo,

01:20President Trump told reporters Sydney's ad was fantastic. The politician was also happy to hear

01:26that the actress was a, quote, registered Republican. Meanwhile, the actress has been

01:30busy promoting her new film, The Housemaid. She even shared a candid, shirt-free moment while in

01:35the midst of promoting. In a new carousel of photos, the actress was pictured being attended

01:40to by stylists while wearing nothing but shapewear in what appeared to be a hotel room.

01:45In a video from the Instagram dump, Sydney held a plate of cupcakes as her co-star Amanda Seyfried

01:50blew out candles in honor of her 40th birthday. Photos also included Sydney kissing a Nutcracker

01:56soldier decoration on the cheek, laughing with Jimmy Fallon while backstage at The Tonight Show,

02:01and painting self-portraits with the Mean Girls star.