Sydney Sweeney responds to critics of her sports betting ad with ESPN Body Issue photos

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Sydney Sweeney responded to backlash over her risqué sports betting ad for Novig by posting images of athletes who posed nude for ESPN's Body Issue, without explaining her reasoning. The ad, featuring Sweeney posing with sports equipment covering her bare body, drew criticism from female athletes including British sprinter Amy Hunt, gymnast Gracie Kramer, and swimmer Ariarne Titmus, who called it a "kick in the face" to women in sports. Sweeney, 29, previously faced controversy over an American Eagle ad criticized for echoing "pseudoscientific language of racial superiority." Her rep did not immediately respond to Page Six's request for comment.


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