Sydney Sweeney receives WWE defender after American Eagle advert backlash

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A pro wrestling legend saluted actress Sydney Sweeney on social media amid backlash towards her American Eagle commercial, which has drawn a smorgasbord of untamed opinions.

WWE Corridor of Famer Sgt. Slaughter gave the impression to be in Sweeney’s nook because the furor ramped up on-line.

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Sydney Sweeney attends the Selection Energy of Younger Hollywood Introduced by For the Music at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 10, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Selection by way of Getty Pictures)

"Consideration (Sydney Sweeney), YOU GO GIRL," he wrote in a publish on X on Wednesday. "& That’s An Order!!"

Slaughter, whose actual title is Robert Remus, carried out for a number of professional wrestling promotions, together with the WWE from 1972 to 2014. He’s made sporadic appearances since 2014, together with Friday’s look throughout a tribute to Hulk Hogan. He was inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame in 2004.

Sweeney was thrust into a firestorm over the American Eagle industrial. The marketing campaign was titled, "Sydney Sweeney Has Nice Denims."

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Sgt. Slaughter attends the celebration for Raeanne Rubenstein's new ebook, "Wrestlin': Professional Wrestling Shut-Up," on Oct. 1, 1985 at Space Nightclub in New York Metropolis. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Assortment by way of Getty Pictures)

In a promo video posted to the model's Instagram, the 27-year-old "Euphoria" star walked towards an AE billboard that includes her and the tagline "Sydney Sweeney Has Nice Genes." Sweeney crossed out "Genes" and changed it with "Denims" earlier than strolling away.

Nonetheless, the cancel tradition crowd tried its newest takedown as thinkpieces and social media rants claimed that the time period "nice genes" was used to "have a good time thinness and attractiveness." Others claimed the advert was akin to "Nazi propaganda."

C.J. Pearson got here to Sweeney’s protection in a column published on Fox News Digital . He wrote that detractors have been upset as a result of they "don’t wish to admit the reality."

"They’re mad as a result of she’s younger, sizzling, White, and blonde. And so they're mad that companies are lastly waking as much as the reality: that the American individuals are finished with woke!" he wrote.

Sydney Sweeney is seen leaving The Plaza Lodge on June 4, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Pictures)

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American Eagle’s share value rose to over $12-a-share earlier this week amid the controversy however fell again beneath $12 because the drama died down.