Overview
- At Variety’s Power of Women LA event, Sharon Stone told Variety it’s okay to “use what mama gave you,” voicing support for Sydney Sweeney.
- Stone recounted Sweeney’s pragmatic reaction to the criticism, saying she likely made the brand a great deal of money and would simply book more work.
- To frame her point, Stone cited a Jane Goodall anecdote about leveraging public attention to advance professional goals.
- Director Paul Feig, who directed Sweeney in The Housemaid, characterized the controversy as “manufactured” by a segment of the media.
- American Eagle’s summer campaign used the pun “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” which drew online criticism for perceived racialized messaging, as Sweeney and Stone continued working together on Euphoria Season 3.