Aimee Lou Wood seems to have reignited the Sydney Sweeney jeans debate after the actress-writer’s one-emoji response. Wood appeared to shade Sweeney’s GQ interview about the American Eagle “Great Jeans/Genes” campaign by dropping a vomiting emoji on an Instagram repost. The “Euphoria” star stated in the interview, “the reaction definitely was a surprise.”
The comment circulated fast across X, where fan accounts archived screenshots. It was later deleted on Instagram. However, the GQ video remains live. Consequently, Aimee Lou Wood’s one-emoji comment sparked a rolling conversation about Sydney Sweeney’s apologies and brand fallout.
Aimee Lou Wood reacted to Sydney Sweeney’s response to jeans controversy with one emoji
After Sydney Sweeney addressed the uproar in GQ’s video interview, photographer Misan Harriman reposted the clip and criticized her framing. As per Page Six, the photog wrote, “So, presuming you didn’t know when you shot it, you certainly do now, and it matters.” Hariman labelled the ad, “amplified and celebrated by unrepentant racists who believe in eugenics.” He continued, “at least recognize the harm [the] jeans campaign has caused….the play on words is clear as day and racists LOVED it!”
Aimee Lou Wood then reacted in the comments with a single nauseated-face emoji, according to screenshots shared on X and by outlets. Later, the emoji no longer appeared under the Instagram reel. Nevertheless, social posts documenting the moment remained, keeping the Wood and Sydney Sweeney thread in circulation.
The 28-year-old, meanwhile, described the political reaction to the ad as “surreal” in the GQ piece. Sweeney also reiterated her everyday style. “I love jeans!” she said. “All I wear are jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a T-shirt, like, every day of my life.” Previously, she had declined to delve into the topic during other press stops, noting, “I am there to support my movie and the people involved in making it.”
As the clip spread, fans debated Wood’s choice of emoji and Sweeney’s tone. Moreover, some praised Wood as “a real one,” while others called the move performative. For now, the exchange between Aimee Lou Wood and Sydney Sweeney sits at the intersection of apology language and comment-section signals.
Originally reported by Santanu Das on Reality Tea.
