Sydney Sweeney Claps Back at American Eagle Critics

Sydney Sweeney sent a brutal message to critics of her controversial American Eagle campaign as she starred in another shoot for the brand.

The video begins with Sweeney asking the audience 'What brand am I wearing?' before flashes of her modeling their clothing appear on screen. 

She then clearly references the backlash from last year's 'great jeans' promotion with a loaded answer to her own question. 

In a nonchalant tone, she says with a smile and a knowing shrug: 'Yeah. That one.' 

'American Eagle jean shorts,' a woman giggles in a voiceover.  

If viewers were wondering if Sweeney, 28, was at all cowering over the drama from last year, this video demonstrated she hasn't let the hate get to her. 

of a heated controversy after she appeared in an American Eagle ad featuring the tagline ' Has Great Jeans,' a pun on 'great genes'.

The phrase – and Sweeney’s blonde good looks - ignited a heated debate online when it launched in July with many accusing the company of promoting eugenics and white supremacy. Some even compared the ad to 'Nazi propaganda'.

In a recent interview with People, the star said that staying silent about the controversial ad only fueled the uproar.

She sparked controversy last year after starring in the brand's 'great jeans' campaign that led to the company facing accusations of promoting eugenics and white supremacy