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Sydney Sweeney Claps Back At Bathwater Controversy With Jacob Elordi ‘Saltburn' Reference

Sydney Sweeney Claps Back At Bathwater Controversy With Jacob Elordi ‘Saltburn' Reference

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Sydney Sweeney is calling out critics of her bathwater soap collab. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, which was published on Aug. 20, the 'Anyone But You' star explained why she felt like there was hypocrisy in the backlash she received for announcing her collab with men's personal care brand Dr. Squatch in May to sell bars of soap infused with her 'actual bathwater.' 'It was mainly the girls making comments about it, which I thought was really interesting,' she told WSJ. 'They all loved the idea of Jacob Elordi's bathwater,' she noted, referencing to the 2023 film 'Saltburn.'
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