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Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney Discuss Denim Controversy

11/22/2025

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Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney discussed denim in a Vogue rapid-fire interview on November 20.
Seyfried loves jeans, and Sweeney addressed backlash to her American Eagle ad.
Critics claimed the tagline implied racial superiority, and Sweeney said she wears jeans daily.
U.S. President Donald Trump praised the ad, and Sweeney called the praise surreal; American Eagle defended the campaign as celebrating individual style.

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Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney discussed denim in a Vogue rapid-fire interview on November 20.
Seyfried loves jeans, and Sweeney addressed backlash to her American Eagle ad.
Critics claimed the tagline implied racial superiority, and Sweeney said she wears jeans daily.
U.S. President Donald Trump praised the ad, and Sweeney called the praise surreal; American Eagle defended the campaign as celebrating individual style.