Sydney Sweeney Claps Back at Criticism Over Sports Betting Ad With More Photos, No Explanation

Sydney Sweeney isn’t apologizing. After her new Novig sports betting campaign drew fire from female athletes over the weekend, the actress responded by posting even more stills from the shoot on Instagram Sunday. The ad shows her covered only by footballs, shoulder pads and other sports gear. British sprinter Amy Hunt, American gymnast Gracie Kramer and Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus all spoke out, arguing the imagery sexualizes women’s sports.

Then Sweeney did something else. She shared ESPN Body Issue covers of nude athletes on her Instagram Stories, offering no reason why. Her rep hasn’t commented either. The campaign is Novig’s first national brand push, and it lands just weeks after Sweeney faced separate backlash over an American Eagle ad, so a pattern is forming, whether intentional or not.

So where do you land? Is this a legitimate concern about how women’s sports get marketed, a double standard about which bodies get celebrated, or a celebrity simply doing her job? We want to hear from you, and we mean it. Drop your take in the comments and let’s keep it respectful.