Sweeney, who broke out for her role as Cassie Howard on HBO's Euphoria, first courted controversy in 2023 after photos emerged from her mother's 60th birthday featuring red MAGA-inspired hats. "There were so many misinterpretations," she said of the photos that year. "The people in the pictures weren't even my family."

Halsey, co-star of the film Americana alongside Sydney Sweeney, has come to the defense of her movie amid calls for a boycott due to Sweeney's recent American Eagle ad controversy. The