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Sydney Sweeney has been making headlines for her breakup with fiancé Jonathan Davino and her new ad for American Eagle's fall campaign is doing rounds for all the wrong reasons. After the ad surfaced on social media, the actor found herself at the centre of a political firestorm online, where many drew accusations of racial undertones. Many pointed out that 'genes' has been historically used to celebrate whiteness and attractiveness. The advertisement tagline reads, "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans." Amid all the buzz, senior actress Sharon Stone has stepped up in support of Sydney and said all the right things at Variety’s Power of Women LA event on Wednesday. Sharon Stone Defends Sydney Sweeney After 'Jeans' Controversy She said, "It’s okay to use what mama gave you. It’s really fine. It’s hard to be hot, and I think we all know that. It’s really okay to use every bit of hotness you have — right here, right now — and go for whatever that is. Everybody has their own certain kind of hotness, their own certain thing, and you’re supposed to go for that. Because who are you not to be beautiful? You know, who you are isn’t an accident." Further, the Euphoria actress added, "Because I was co-godparents with Jane Goodall, I said, ‘When Jane was on the cover of Life Magazine for her work with gorillas, she was in her safari shorts and shirt, sitting with one of the animals that she was working with. Other scientists said, ‘Well, she only got the cover of Life Magazine because she had good legs.’ And Jane said, ‘Well, if I did, then that helped me get more money for my research.' Sydney then told me, ‘Yeah, and I’m sure I made a billion dollars for the jeans company, and I’m good with that. Because, you know what? I’ll get another job'." More On Sydney's Ad Campaign Controversy For the unversed, Critics have slammed the campaign for its tone-deaf messaging, one that rebrands conservative cultural take and which upholds traditional white American beauty standards. On the work front, Sydney has several upcoming movies, including Immaculate, Eden, and The Housemaid. She is also set to star in a movie adaptation of the video game Split Fiction and a remake of Barbarella.
