Sydney Sweeney Slams Hollywood’s ‘Women Empowering Women’ Narrative

Sydney Sweeney is annoyed with the hypocrisy within the leisure trade, notably with the “ladies empowering different ladies” narrative.

In a brand new interview, the actress candidly remarked that the narrative solely holds true in public, however behind the scenes, persons are all tarnishing one another.

Sydney Sweeney additionally questioned why she had been the topic of criticism in latest months, seemingly addressing critics who’ve questioned her performing talents and bodily look.

In a candid Q&A for Vanity Fair‘s 2025 Hollywood situation, Sydney Sweeney criticized the stylish notion of ladies empowering different ladies whereas implying that she has seen extra circumstances of ladies bashing the works of different ladies.

“It’s totally disheartening to see ladies tear different ladies down,” Sweeny informed the publication. “Particularly when ladies who’re profitable in different avenues of their trade see youthful expertise working actually exhausting — hoping to realize no matter desires that they might have — after which making an attempt to bash and discredit any work that they’ve performed.”

The actress and her workforce just lately needed to combat again towards a feminine producer, Carol Baum, who questioned her seems and expertise.

Whereas Sweeney did emerge stronger, the expertise made it evident to her that the ladies’s empowerment rhetoric was nothing greater than a façade.

“This complete trade, all individuals say is ‘Girls empowering different ladies.’ None of it is taking place,” the “Euphoria” star famous. “All of it’s pretend and a entrance for all the opposite sh-t that they are saying behind everybody’s again.”

Sweeney additionally sought to clarify why she holds this opinion, linking it to how ladies are sometimes raised to compete towards each other.

She shared, “I imply, there’s so many research and totally different opinions on the reasoning behind it. I’ve learn that our total lives, we had been raised—and it is a generational drawback—to consider just one lady might be on the prime. There’s one lady who can get the person. There’s one lady who might be, I do not know, something.”

The “Sharp Objects” went on to share that this has made ladies “really feel like they need to combat one another or take that one lady down” somewhat than help one another.

She additionally questioned why she has been receiving criticism regardless of nonetheless looking for her footing within the trade.

Sweeney added, “I am nonetheless making an attempt to determine it out. I am simply making an attempt my finest over right here. Why am I getting attacked?”

With season three of “Euphoria” set to renew manufacturing in January, followers of Sweeney can sit up for seeing her again on the small display.

Regardless of having over two years for the reason that final installment to pursue different tasks, Sweeney revealed that she needed to flip down a number of alternatives as a consequence of her dedication to the teenager drama collection.

The actress shared, “There have been undoubtedly a number of tasks that I needed to go on as a result of I used to be presupposed to be going again to Euphoria.”

Fortunately, now that she’s a producer, she was capable of sneak a number of of her personal tasks as she had full management over the manufacturing schedule.

“That is how Anybody however You occurred,” Sweeney mentioned, referencing her romantic comedy film, which dropped in December 2023.

She added, “‘Euphoria’ was supposed to begin filming, and I had one other movie that I used to be presupposed to do, however we could not get cleared, and after a number of weeks, I spotted, this isn’t taking place. So I put in full gear to make ‘Anybody however You.'”

In April, prime producer Baum made headlines after saying Sweeney “is not fairly” and “cannot act.”

Her remarks went viral prompting the “White Lotus” star to reply, calling the producer’s actions “shameful.”

In keeping with TMZ, a rep for Sweeney blasted Baum, saying, “How unhappy {that a} lady within the place to share her experience and expertise chooses as an alternative to assault one other lady.”

“If tearing down one other lady is what Carol has realized throughout her many years within the enterprise, and she or he feels it applicable to go that on to her college students, then that is actually shameful,” the rep added. “To unjustly disparage a fellow feminine producer speaks volumes about Ms Baum’s character.”

Different Hollywood hotshots additionally defended Sweeney, as producer Teddy Schwarzman, who labored with the actress on “Immaculate,” emphasised how gifted she is and added that she is “extremely sensible, sort and humble.”

Baum additionally shared that she was regretful of her remarks about Sweeney after dealing with backlash.

Regardless of nonetheless seeing herself as an aspiring actress, Sweeney has been snagging a number of roles which have earned her a smile to the financial institution.

The actress is reportedly set to earn a $7.5 million wage for her starring function in Lionsgate’s “The Housemaid.” She may also painting boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic, together with her wage for the function but to be disclosed.

Reaching this level in her profession has include many sacrifices, not simply from Sydney Sweeney herself but in addition from her mother and father, who relocated nearer to Hollywood to help her desires and ultimately went bankrupt within the course of.

“I knew that I might by no means really fail as a result of, I imply, on a really broad scale, my household did lose every part,” Sweeney mentioned of her mother and father, per the Daily Mail. “They did break up.”

She added, “Whether or not or not that was due to coming right here, it undoubtedly was a catalyst for it. So I knew I had to achieve some capability in order that it wasn’t for nothing.”