BuzzFeed then confirmed that Sydney registered as a Republican in the summer of 2024, drawing public praise from President Donald Trump.
And that discourse was reignited earlier this month when Sydney broke her silence on the campaign trail in a controversial magazine interview GQwhere she downplayed the situation and refused to deny that the ad was about eugenics. When asked directly if she would like to respond to the specific criticism that “white people shouldn't make jokes about genetic superiority” in the current political climate, Sydney responded, “I think when I have an issue that I want to talk about, people will listen.” In addition to her comment, Sydney's nonchalant behavior in the video interview also caused a negative reaction.
Commenting on one of Sydney's controversial posts following GQ's coverage of her film's box office failure ChristieAmanda commented: “YOU ARE KILLING. Brave and loyal,” and the pair have since launched their careers. Housemaid press tour, which consisted of several joint interviews.
And one of those interview accepted by ex Love Island USA star Leah Kateb, who competed on the reality show just last year and has since carved out a successful career for herself as a presenter, with over five million followers on Instagram.
On Wednesday, Leah shared a video interview with Amanda and Sydney across all of her social media, captioning the post: “Spilling the tea and oversharing with the girls 10/10 🫖 Don't miss all the drama – #thehousemaidmovie hits theaters December 19th and tickets are on sale now 🖤 @housemaidmovie @lionsgate #lionsgatepartner,” but it didn't sit well with her followers.
And despite all the backlash, it looks like Leah wanted to clear her name and put as much distance between herself and Sydney as possible. When an Instagram follower asked, “Why are you doing a video with Sydney…”, Leah allegedly responded, “Like I'm signed to Lionsgate 😍 instead of Homegirl 😍”
Besides causing celebrities to turn their backs on Sydney, her recent scandal appears to have had other consequences: Her recently released biopic of boxing legend Christy Martin has singled her out. third box office failure in just four months.
And Box Office Mojo is now available reported What Christie The poor performance actually set a new box office record for the worst second weekend box office drop in film history, with the film dropping over 91% and earning just $108,487 in its second weekend.
Among all this, the real Christy rushed to Sydney's defense, posting an Instagram message last week calling the actor her “friend and ally.” She wrote: “I have always been a fighter. My life has reflected that in every way and now I fight for others. The last few days I have seen some people attack my friend Sydney Sweeney. Syd not only worked on this film, she worked on herself for me. For my story. For so many others suffering in silence. So I want to make it clear who Syd is. She is my friend and ally!”
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