Sydney Sweeney SLAMS Producer for Saying She “She’s Not Pretty” And “Can’t Act”
Sydney Sweeney SLAMS Producer for Saying She “She’s Not Pretty” And “Can’t Act”
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00:00 Sydney Sweeney is clapping back. The Euphoria actress is defending herself after Father
00:05 of the Bride producer Carol Baum said during a recent event that she doesn't understand
00:09 the hype around Sydney, as she is not pretty and she can't act. A rep for Sydney responded
00:14 to the comment in a statement to E! News, saying, "How sad that a woman in the position
00:19 to share her expertise and experience chooses instead to attack another woman. If that's
00:24 what she's learned in her decades in the industry and feels is appropriate to teach to her students,
00:28 it's shameful," adding, "To unjustly disparage a fellow female producer who speaks volumes
00:33 about Mrs. Baum's character." Carol, who is a producer on films like Fly Away Home
00:38 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, took aim at Sydney during a conversation with the audience
00:43 after an April 11 screening of her 1988 film Dead Ringers. According to the Daily Mail,
00:48 she went on to say, "There's an actress who everybody loves now. Sydney Sweeney. I
00:52 don't get Sydney Sweeney." The producer, who also teaches at the USC School of Cinematic
00:57 Arts, explained that she watched Sydney's 2023 rom-com Anyone But You on a plane because
01:02 she wanted to know who Sydney is and why everybody's talking about her. But she found the movie
01:07 unwatchable, explaining that she even opened up the discussion in her USC producing class,
01:12 asking her students, "Explain this girl to me. She's not pretty. She can't act. Why is
01:16 she so hot?" E! News has reached out to Carol for comment but has not yet heard back. After
01:21 the event, New York Times film critic Janet Maslin, who moderated the post-screening conversation
01:26 with Carol, attempted to clarify the intention behind the producer's comments amid the backlash,
01:32 agreeing on X that Anyone But You is unwatchable, adding, "We brought up Anyone But You because
01:37 it's been the rarest smash hit rom-com at a time when they aren't working, not because
01:41 we wanted to take cheap shots at anyone." However, many, including a producer on Sydney's
01:45 new film Immaculate, chimed in with a whole lot of praise for the White Lotus alum. Teddy
01:50 Schwarzman wrote on X April 17th, "As a producer of Immaculate, all enlightenment is bound."
01:55 That two-time Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney is not only one of the most talented actresses
02:00 I've worked with, but also incredibly smart, kind, and humble. I'm not sure why someone
02:04 who claims to still be a producer would make such terribly ugly comments, but I can assure
02:09 everyone that Sydney is at least beautiful on the inside and of course a badass scream
02:13 queen.
02:13 "I'm not sure why someone would make such terribly ugly comments, but I'm at least beautiful on the inside and of course a badass scream queen."
02:21 "I'm not sure why someone would make such terribly ugly comments, but I'm at least beautiful on the inside and of course a badass scream queen."