They grew up together on the sets of the dark TV teen drama “Euphoria”. But it seems that the bond between Hollywood stars Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya that was once like siblings, has turned sour.
According to reports, the two actors are locked in a bitter feud and are even refusing to be seen together at public events.
The fight, however, is not of a personal nature, but owing to political difference in opinions, suggest reports.
Sweeney has been a supporter of President Donald Trump and proudly calls herself a Republican voter. The 28-year-old actor was involved in a recent controversy surrounding an American Eagle jeans advertisement that was called out for being racist for the pun linking 'jeans' and 'genes'.
Zendaya, 29, on the other hand, has been opposing Trump for a long time. She had even posted a story in 2020 asking her fans to vote him out of power. Reports suggest that Zendaya is reportedly upset by her co-star’s views and has allegedly even turned down press calls for the third season of “Euphoria” with Sweeney.
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"It's no wonder she's refusing to do it. It's a difficult position for Zendaya to be in because if she even stands next to Sydney on the red carpet, it can be read as her excusing Sydney's views on Trump and her refusal to apologise for the racist ad," a news outlet said, quoting an insider.
The American Eagle ad in question had a line: “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.” Many claimed that it was a wordplay on “good genes”. Social media users slammed it as racist and even labelled Sweeney a white supremacist.
When asked about the ad fiasco, Sweeney refused to apologise. "I'm way more aware about things than people think," she said in an interview with a magazine and added that she knew what she was doing.
"The ad spoke for itself. I did a jean ad. The reaction was a surprise. When I have an issue I want to speak about, people will hear," the actor added further.
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