Megyn Kelly Criticizes Sydney Sweeney’s NSFW Red Carpet Outfit, Says ‘We Should Draw the Line at Areola’
Megyn Kelly has criticized Sydney Sweeney for her recent red carpet outfit, saying the dress was too revealing. Speaking on Thursday’s episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, Kelly said she is a fan of the actress, especially after Sweeney’s viral American Eagle jeans ad. Still, she said the gown Sweeney wore to Variety’s Power of Women event crossed a line.
Kelly argued that the dress left too little to the imagination. “So she was on the red carpet last night and she decided to show off her number one asset, which, contrary to the American Eagle jeans ad, is not really her jeans, it’s her enormous breasts, which are spectacular,” Kelly said.
“No one would take that away from her. But, controversial opinion, I object to this. I disapprove of the dress she wore because it’s completely see through. You can see her entire nipples.”
She added that Sweeney’s look reminded her of Kim Kardashian’s style of revealing outfits.
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“She reminded me of Kim Kardashian who overshares and then takes away the thing that is the sexiest, which is every guy’s hoping to be the one who actually sees them for real, and leaving a little to the imagination. Now, I know this is being universally celebrated online, but I have to say, even though [I am] Sydney Sweeney fan, love the jeans campaign. I thought, ‘This is a rare misstep’… Draw the line at areola!”
Kelly also suggested that Sweeney may have been influenced by the wrong people when choosing the dress. She noted that the look probably won’t hurt the actress’s career but may unsettle some newer fans.
Kelly first became a supporter of Sweeney after the actress faced criticism for her American Eagle ad this summer. The ad used a play on words, replacing the phrase “Sydney Sweeney has great genes” with “jeans.” Some online commentators called the campaign tone-deaf, saying it promoted whiteness and thinness.
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At the time, Kelly defended Sweeney, saying, “She’s being called a white supremacist by people who don’t like her latest ad, which is for American Eagle. She’s advertising jeans, and yet the lunatics on the left think she’s advertising white supremacy. This is obviously a reference to her body and not to her skin color, but the lunatic left is going to do what the lunatic left is going to do.”
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