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Sydney Sweeney caught a stray final week when veteran Hollywood producer Carol Baum stated at an occasion that Sweeney is “not fairly” and “cannot act” — and that her hit rom-com “Anybody however You” was “unwatchable.”
A consultant for Sweeney has now fired again at Baum, saying in a press release shared with Selection: “How unhappy {that a} lady within the place to share her experience and expertise chooses as an alternative to assault one other lady. If that is what she’s discovered in her a long time within the trade and feels it is applicable to show her college students, that is shameful. To unfairly disparage a fellow feminine producer speaks volumes about Ms. Baum’s character.”
Baum, a longtime Hollywood producer and govt behind movies together with “Lifeless Ringers,” “Father of the Bride” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” made the disparaging feedback about Sweeney throughout a dialogue in Pleasantville, NY, with the New York Instances movie critic Janet Maslin. In accordance with the Day by day Mail, Baum stated, “There’s an actress who all people loves now: Sydney Sweeney. I do not get Sydney Sweeney. I used to be watching on the airplane Sydney Sweeney’s film (‘Anybody however You’) as a result of I wished to look at it. I wished to know who she is and why everybody’s speaking about her. I watched this unwatchable film — sorry to individuals who love this … romantic comedy the place they hate one another.”
Baum, who’s an adjunct professor on the College of Southern California, continued: “I stated to my class, ‘Clarify this woman to me. She’s not fairly, she will be able to’t act. Why is she so sizzling?’ No one had a solution. However then the query was requested, ‘Effectively, if you happen to may get your film made as a result of she was in it, would you do it?’ … That is a really laborious query to reply as a result of all of us wish to get the film made and who walks away from a inexperienced gentle? No one I do know. Your job is to get the film made.”
A consultant for Baum didn’t instantly reply to Selection’s request for remark, however TMZ reported Wednesday that the producer is “already expressing remorse over the entire thing” and “needs she by no means would’ve made her authentic feedback.”
As for Sweeney, the “Euphoria” and “White Lotus” breakout star is on a sizzling streak, producing and starring in her indie horror movie “Immaculate” proper on the heels of her “Anybody however You” success. That movie — which she govt produced — was a shock hit, raking in $218 million worldwide.
Sydney Sweeney Slams Producer Who Stated She’s ‘Not Fairly’ and ‘Cannot Act’
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