BuzzFeed then confirmed that Sydney had registered as a Republican in the summer of 2024, sparking public praise from President Donald Trump.
And the discourse reignited earlier this month when Sydney broke her silence on the campaign in a controversial interview with GQ, where she downplayed the situation and refused to deny that the ad was about eugenics. When explicitly asked if she’d like to address the specific criticism that “white people shouldn’t joke about genetic superiority” in the current political climate, Sydney said: “I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear.” In addition to her comment, Sydney’s nonchalant demeanor in the video interview also sparked backlash.
Commenting on one of Sydney’s post-GQ controversy posts about her box office flop movie Christy, Amanda commented: “YOU KILL. Brave and true,” and the pair have since kickstarted their The Housemaid press tour, which has consisted of several joint interviews.
And one of those interviews was hosted by former Love Island USA star Leah Kateb, who competed on the reality show just last year and has since carved a successful presenting career for herself with over five million followers on Instagram.
On Wednesday, Leah shared the video interview with Amanda and Sydney across all of her socials, captioning the post: “Spilling tea and oversharing with the girls 10/10 🫖 Don’t miss all the drama – #thehousemaidmovie hits theaters Dec 19 and tickets are on sale now 🖤 @housemaidmovie @lionsgate #lionsgatepartner,” but it did not go down well with her followers.
And amid all the backlash, it appears that Leah wanted to clear her name and create as much distance as possible between herself and Sydney. When an Instagram follower asked: “Why are you doing videos with sydney….,” Leah purportedly replied: “it’s almost like I have a contract with lionsgate 😍 not homegirl 😍”
In addition to celebrities turning their backs on Sydney, her recent scandal has seemingly had other consequences, too, with her newly-released biopic about boxing legend Christy Martin marking her third box office flop in just four months.
And Box Office Mojo have now reported that Christy’s bad performance has actually set a new box office record for having the worst second weekend drop in movie history, with the movie dropping by more than 91% and earning just $108,487 in its second weekend.
Amid all of this, the real Christy has leaped to Sydney’s defense, posting on Instagram last week to call the actor her “friend and ally.” She wrote: “I’ve always been a fighter. My life reflected that in every way and now I fight for others. The past few days I have seen some people attack my friend Sydney Sweeney. Syd not only worked her ass off for this film, she worked her ass off for me. For my story. For so many others suffering in silence. So I want to be clear about who Syd is. She is my friend and ally!”
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