Sydney Sweeney's brother has broken his silence on her controversial American Eagle jeans ad. Newsweek reached out to Sweeney's representative for comment on Friday via email and Trent Sweeney via Instagram outside regular working hours.

Sydney Sweeney's family is seemingly coming to her defense following her controversial American Eagle ad. The actress' brother, Trent, made a playful reference to the uproar via his Instagram Story on Wednesday,

American Eagle Outfitters has a message to its critics, who took issue over its ad with 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney that sparked a debate over race and Western beauty standards.