Overview
- Speaking on Wednesday’s red carpet in Los Angeles, Stone offered support at Variety’s Power of Women event where Sweeney was an honoree.
- Stone said it is acceptable to leverage one’s appearance professionally, telling reporters, “It’s okay to use what mama gave you.”
- To underscore her point, Stone cited a Jane Goodall Life magazine anecdote about visibility helping to fund research.
- Stone recounted Sweeney’s response to the backlash, quoting her as saying she likely made “a billion dollars for the jeans company” and was fine with it.
- The controversy stemmed from an American Eagle campaign criticized for a “genes/jeans” play that some said echoed eugenics, yet coverage notes Sweeney’s releases remain scheduled, including Christy on November 7 and The Housemaid on December 19, with Euphoria Season 3 in production.