Sharon Stone critiques Sydney Sweeney over her raunchy Novig sports ad
Fox News • • sports
Key Points:
- Actress Sydney Sweeney faces criticism from HBO "Euphoria" co-star Sharon Stone for her provocative ad campaign for sports prediction platform Novig, which Stone says undermines women's sports to attract male gamblers.
- Stone emphasized the importance of supporting female athletes who have fought for recognition, sharing her own experience of joining a boys' golf team in high school to highlight her commitment to women's sports.
- Several female athletes, including Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus and British sprinter Amy Hunt, expressed anger over the sexualization of women in sports through Sweeney's ad, contrasting it with the hard work and dedication of female athletes.
- In response to backlash, Sweeney posted images of nude female athletes from ESPN magazine, defending her ad by highlighting similar portrayals in sports media.
- The controversy also sparked a defense from Newsbusters editor Curtis Houck, who dismissed the criticism as jealousy and suggested it stems from Sweeney's nonconformity to "woke" cultural expectations.
