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Time of India
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad faces backlash: Megyn Kelly slams 'lunatic left' for calling campaign 'white supremacist'
(Photo credit: X) TV host Megyn Kelly slammed critics on Monday who accused actress Sydney Sweeney 's new American Eagle ad of promoting white supremacy, calling the controversy 'absurd' and blaming the 'lunatic left' for creating outrage. Speaking on her podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show , the host said Sweeney is being unfairly labeled a white supremacist over her role in American Eagle's new denim campaign. 'She's being called a white supremacist by people who don't like her latest ad, which is for American Eagle,' Kelly said. '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," she added. The controversy began after Sydney Sweeney appeared in an American Eagle ad where she jokes about having "great jeans"—a play on the word "genes." The 27-year-old Euphoria star is seen in a classic Americana setting, fixing a car and driving while wearing the brand's denim. The tagline reads: 'Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.' The campaign plays on the word 'genes,' as Sweeney herself is seen in a video replacing the word 'genes' with 'jeans' using red paint. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 3BHK Transformation Possible for ₹4.5 Lakh? HomeLane Get Quote Undo In a voiceover, Sweeney says, 'Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue.' Watch Sydney Sweeney Ad About "Jeans" and "Genes" Getting Insane Blowback From the Left, with VDH The ad quickly went viral, but not just for its style. Some critics have called it tone-deaf and accused it of promoting whiteness, thinness, and even eugenic ideology. Megyn went on to say that critics are upset over who was chosen to represent 'America's Best Genes.' She argued that people are 'upset because it's about who gets to be the face of America's Best Genes. They think it's no accident that they've chosen a white, thin woman because you're, I guess, not allowed to celebrate those things in any way, shape, or form. But they're completely ignoring the reference to her body, which is the thing she's famous for. It's just absurd.' The backlash stems from the phrase 'great genes,' which critics say carries historical links to white supremacist and eugenic ideas. A widely circulated Salon article and viral social media posts claim that phrases like 'great genes,' when paired with a blonde-haired, blue-eyed woman like Sweeney, echo historic white supremacist rhetoric and Nazi propaganda. One TikTok user commented, 'A blonde-haired, blue-eyed white woman talking about her good genes? That's Nazi propaganda.' Some also took issue with the part of the ad where Sweeney paints over the word 'genes' with 'jeans.' They say it feels like an attempt to dismiss or joke about the deeper meaning, while still visually promoting ideas of genetic superiority.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Former Trump aide Hope Hicks joins Megyn Kelly's media company
Hope Hicks, a former top aide to President Trump, is joining forces with Megyn Kelly to help the podcasting star grow her burgeoning media empire, The Post has learned. Hicks, 36, on Monday will be named chief operating officer of Kelly's Devil May Care Media, which includes 'The Megyn Kelly Show,' the morning news show 'AM Update with Megyn Kelly,' as well as the newly-launched MK Media, a network of shows from journalists and creators. 'Hope Hicks is exactly the kind of woman I want running my company with me — strong, smart, strategic and the embodiment of class and poise,' Kelly said in a statement obtained exclusively by The Post. Advertisement 5 Hope Hicks is joining Megyn Kelly's media company as Chief Operating Officer. AP 'She's at the top of a growing media conglomerate and there's no limit to where she can take it; my best-in-the-business staff and I are thrilled to have her on board.' Hicks will report to Kelly and lead business development for Devil May Care, which was launched by the conservative media star in 2020. Advertisement 'Megyn has used her talent, integrity, and unparalleled credibility to create content unlike anything else available today,' Hicks told The Post. 'I am incredibly humbled and thrilled to be joining Megyn and her team in continuing to build what is undoubtedly a flourishing business.' 5 Megyn Kelly tapped Hicks to help with the business development of her burgeoning media company. Devil May Care Media 'The Megyn Kelly Show' launched as an audio-only podcast in September 2020, before partnering with SiriusXM in 2021 to become a live, daily radio show and expand to video. Advertisement It is now one of the most-consumed independent shows in the nation – a top program on both Apple and Spotify podcast charts, with a YouTube channel that has over 3.7 million subscribers. Content from the show gets hundreds of millions of views per month across all platforms, with millions of followers on Instagram, TikTok, and X, among other social platforms, the company said. In March, Devil May Care announced the launch of MK Media with new shows hosted by journalist and 2Way founder Mark Halperin, Daily Mail culture columnist Maureen Callahan, who had previously worked for The Post, and influencer and political commentator Link Lauren. 5 Kelly's namesake show has consistently topped the podcast charts on Apple and Spotify. Getty Images Advertisement MK Media is set to launch a true crime channel next and will divulge the details soon, the company said. Hicks, who worked for the Trump Organization before serving as press secretary for Trump's first White House campaign in 2016, has been running her own media consulting company the past four years The Greenwich, Conn., native was hired as the White House communications director following the Republican's stunning victory over Hillary Clinton and became one of Trump's most trusted advisers. She stepped down in 2018 but returned in 2020 to serve as counselor to the president until 2021. In between her White House stints, Hicks joined Fox Corp. as Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. 5 Hicks, a former top aide to President Trump, got to know Kelly during the 2016 presidential campaign. MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 5 Megyn Kelly interviewing FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. Devil May Care Media Fox Corp. shares common ownership with The Post's parent company News Corp. Advertisement Kelly first got to know Hicks during Trump's first run to the White House. The anchor famously traded barbs with him in 2015 while moderating a GOP presidential debate for Fox News. She pressed the then-longshot Republican candidate about misogynistic, sexist comments he made in the past, such as calling some women 'fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals.' The heated exchange led to Trump's notorious comment to Don Lemon, who was then an anchor at CNN, telling him that Kelly had 'blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her… wherever.' Advertisement Nonetheless, Kelly supported Trump's return to the White House. She recently told Stephen A. Smith on his Sirius show about how she's been able to 'check' her 'personal feelings' about Trump and that she's '100% rooting' for the president.
The Hill
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Rahm Emanuel on ‘blinded' Hunter Biden criticism: ‘I think we're giving this more time than it's due'
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, who is considering a 2028 presidential run, brushed off criticism from former President Biden's son, Hunter, who accused Emanuel of walking away from the party's values. Emanuel responded on Monday to a clip of the younger Biden's remarks during an interview on SiriusXM's 'The Megyn Kelly Show,' saying he's 'got empathy' for him, but doesn't take the criticism too seriously. 'I think we're giving this more time than it's due,' he said. 'That's my own view. A little empathetic, you have a son who's blinded by his own love for, in effect, and loyalty for his father, and I get that, but not the first phone call I'm going to make for a strategery.' Earlier Monday, Hunter Biden paraphrased remarks from 'Rahm f—ing Emanuel' in an interview with journalist and YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan. 'We got to understand that these people are really mad, and we got to appeal to these white voters,' Biden said. He then responded to the sentiment. 'Rahm, the only people that f—ing appeal to those f—ing white voters was Joe Biden,' he replied. '81 years old and he got 81 million votes… not because he appeased their f—ing Trumpian sense but because he challenged it, and he said, 'You can be an 81-year-old Catholic from f—ing Scranton that doesn't understand it but still has empathy for transgender people and immigrants.'' Emanuel has served in a multitude of political positions — from Chicago mayor to former President Obama's White House chief of staff, to senior adviser to former President Clinton to chair of the House Democrats' campaign arm, among others. He has indicated his interest in launching a 2028 presidential run and has begun to position himself to the right of some progressive members of his party. In the same interview, Emanuel told Kelly that he does not think a man can 'become a woman,' breaking with his party on the issue of transgender rights.
New York Post
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Megyn Kelly, Chelsea Clinton spar in heated clash over flood relief, Epstein files: 'Family of grifters'
Megyn Kelly ripped into Chelsea Clinton after the former first daughter boasted about her Texas flood relief efforts – calling her a 'fake philanthropist' and the Clintons a 'family of grifters.' The former Fox News anchor, who hosts the 'The Megyn Kelly Show' podcast, tore into Bill and Hillary's only child after she posted on X last Wednesday that a subsidiary of the Clinton Foundation was 'on the ground in Texas, supporting families, communities and ongoing search and rescue efforts.' 4 Chelsea Clinton speaks onstage during the World Eating Disorder Action Day Summit in June. Getty Images for National Alliance for Eating Disorders Advertisement Social media users quickly jumped on Chelsea's call to action, accusing her family of defrauding governments through the Clinton Foundation and noting its ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 'Why, are you guys planning on stealing money like you did in Haiti? To anyone out there please don't give to this organization. Give to local organizations only, like the Community Foundation of Texas Hill Country,' one user wrote in a post on X, referring to claims that the Clinton Foundation had pocketed millions of dollars for relief efforts in Haiti after a devastating earthquake struck in 2010. Kelly picked up on the growing backlash, posting on X: 'The replies to this post are AMAZING,' Kelly wrote on X. Advertisement Chelsea Clinton attempted to defuse the maelstrom. 'I'm sure any of the organizations I mentioned which are on the ground in Texas would welcome your support,' she replied to Kelly's post. 4 Megyn Kelly, host of 'The Megyn Kelly Show' podcast. Getty Images But the podcaster was in not in a charitable mood. Advertisement 'Chelsea, what we are seeing in the replies to your post is that while you love to play fake philanthropist, absolutely no one wants your family of grifters anywhere near those suffering in Texas, Haiti or anywhere else,' Kelly responded. In a final retort, Clinton defended her family's foundation. 'Hi Megyn – we're proud to partner with & support these organizations. I don't receive a cent & never have from these or @ClintonFdn. Supporting vital work in Texas matters most now. Hope you will highlight relief efforts on your @x timeline – apologies if I missed them – & show.' 4 Jeffrey Epstein with Bill Clinton. Advertisement The Clinton foundation faced multiple federal investigations into allegations of bribery and a pay-to-play scheme. It was cleared of any wrongdoing in 2019. The Clinton Foundation directed The Post to a fact-check page on its website. 'The facts are clear and well-documented — all money collected by the Clinton Foundation for Haiti was immediately directed to help in the wake of the devastating earthquake in 2010,' the foundation said on its website. 'The Clinton Foundation worked with our partners to deploy resources on the ground, and we did not take a penny for overhead or charge any administrative fee.' 4 A destroyed vehicle sits next to the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas after flash floods devastated the area. AP Some social media users also nodded to the family's ties to Epstein, who 'was part of the original group that conceived the Clinton Global Initiative,' according to a letter written by Epstein's attorneys to federal prosecutors in 2007. That letter was part of plea negotiations concerning sex abuse allegations filed by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was lured into a sex-trafficking ring by Epstein when she was 15 and working at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club. Giuffre died by suicide in April at 41 at her farm in western Australia. A spokesman for Bill Clinton previously said he took 'four trips' on Epstein's plane, all included stops related to the work of the Clinton Foundation. Advertisement Kelly is one of several conservatives who have blasted the Trump administration after it recently claimed Epstein did not have a 'client list' – after Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this year replied to a question about the list that 'it's sitting on my desk right now to review.' 'She [Bondi] repeatedly misled on Epstein. Then didn't have the courage to explain herself. Suddenly, she's camera shy & no Qs allowed. Good luck!' Kelly wrote in a post on X over the weekend.
Sky News AU
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Megyn Kelly blasts Pam Bondi's ‘incompetence' over handling of the Epstein files
Host of 'The Megyn Kelly Show' Megyn Kelly has blasted US Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein list. On Friday, Kelly appeared at a Turning Point USA summit in Florida and called for Bondi's head over the latest Epstein list controversy. During her appearance, Kelly slammed the attorney general's appearances on Fox News, where Bondi repeatedly said she had the list and would release it. Kelly argued that the Epstein files debacle is the first major 'scandal' of the Trump administration. 'This is the first big scandal, I'd say, of the Trump administration that's on team, rational, it's not a fake media scandal like the left tries to create for President Trump, every other day. It's one of the rights making, and it's not going well,' Kelly said. 'I've got to be honest; I blame Pam Bondi. She has never missed an opportunity to go on television and dangle sweet nothings that might be coming your way. Try to lead you to believe that she's got it, it's on her desk. It's coming tomorrow. You're gonna see something on Epstein.'
