American Eagle shut down the critics after Sydney Sweeney faced backlash for joking about having “great genes” in a controversial denim campaign with the brand. “‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans,” the company said in a press release obtained by Page Six Style Friday. The fashion brand added that it’s “Her jeans. Her Story.” 6 American Eagle came out in defense of Sydney Sweeney’s controversial “Great Jeans” campaign. American Eagle 6 Sweeney was blasted for touting her blond hair and blue eyes as “great genes.” American Eagle “We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears...