Following backlash around the "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans" campaign, American Eagle shared in a statement on Instagram that the campaign was "about the jeans" Following backlash surrounding the "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans" campaign, American Eagle issued a statement on Instagram.

Most of the controversy focused on videos that used the word “genes” instead of “jeans” when discussing the blonde-haired, blue-eyed actor.

Houston singers Lizzo and Beyoncé have been pulled into the conversation surrounding actress Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle campaign. In a Thursday Instagram post, Lizzo reshared an AI generated photo of herself in a denim jumpsuit laying on her side with the caption, "My jeans are black..."