Sydney Sweeney Mocked For Saying She Had To ‘Fight’ For Jobs By Auditioning
Sydney Sweeney attends a screening of HBO Films' "Reality" at Museum of Modern Art on May 16, 2023 in New York City.
Sydney Sweeney is catching heat for complaining about how she’s landed roles. The Euphoria star recently told Variety about having to “fight” for roles in Hollywood.
She made the comment while promoting her new movie. In Reality the 25-year-old actress portrays Reality Winner. Winner is the former U.S. intelligence specialist who was given the longest prison sentence ever imposed in federal court for an unauthorized release of government information to the media. Sweeney said that finding mainstream success as Euphoria‘s Cassie made it difficult for her to land roles going forward.
In 2021, Sweeney starred in the first season of The White Lotus. She told the publication that landing the role was a battle because of being typecast. “There’s always people who see me as Cassie or see me as Olivia. They send me scripts that are just like that. It’s the ones I have to fight for that usually are the ones that I want that are different. Like Reality.”
Fighting the Typecast
The Washington native added, “I had to audition for it. I had to put myself on tape and send in my audition just like everybody else. It was the same for White Lotus.” Because she starred in Euphoria, the actress said, “They didn’t think that I was right” for the role. “So I put myself on tape, I auditioned for White Lotus just like everybody else and had a call back like everybody else. I could get offered roles that are similar to the ones that I’ve played. But the ones that are different, the ones that surprise people that I do, are the ones that I usually have to fight for.”
The Audacity of Auditioning
Fans online called out Sweeney for her statement about being like “everybody else.” Quoting the Variety story on Twitter, one fan wrote: “why does she always have to make it seem, she’s coming up from the trenches to be taken srsly?? like…i promise you, no one is checking for you like you think they are.” Another Breaking news: Actress auditions for role https://t.co/OVV6Vz1Rvp
— Jenna's Beefy Boy (@DanzW0rld) May 29, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mocked: “Breaking news: Actress auditions for role.” Added Damn so she had to audition just like every other young actor and actress in the history of entertainment lol 🔥🔥 https://t.co/KFwTtl6sBe
— Dany 🇵🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇸🇪🇩🇰🇳🇴🇮🇨🇵🇲 (@DanyCruzSaav) May 29, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another, “Damn so she had to audition just like every other young actor and actress in the history of entertainment lol.”
A fourth Girl thinks she’s an A-lister who shouldn’t need to audition😵💫😵💫 https://t.co/SP3sYfKtRd
— Ms. Katchadourian🙃 (@scorched_water) May 29, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said, “Girl thinks she’s an A-lister who shouldn’t need to audition.” Another harshly negl i really hate her acting but aint she jus play a low grade version of cassie in this show ??? so what exactly did you fight against babes .... https://t.co/v20kaEv0jm
— 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐍⁷ ⁺¹ (@GOTHCOWBOYKYO) May 29, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critiqued: “negl i really hate her acting but aint she jus play a low grade version of cassie in this show ??? so what exactly did you fight against babes ….” Another So... She applied for the job like a peasant? Like a commoner? https://t.co/d7nPT2Di0f pic.twitter.com/QKYVGHZhRw
— venomous butterfly. 💀🕊️ (@pentazmore) May 29, 2023?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked sarcastically, “So… She applied for the job like a peasant? Like a commoner?”
As for her return to Euphoria for season 3, Sydney says of playing Cassie, “I just hope that I get to continue to challenge myself as an actor and get to go to crazy places through her, because she’s such a crazy, dramatically heightened character and it’s fun to play her.”
Watch the trailer for Reality below, now streaming on Max.
Time's 2022 '100Next': 14 Entertainers We're Thrilled Made the List
Time magazine published its annual TIME100 Next list Wednesday (September 28), recognizing 100 rising stars from across industries and around the world. The publication goes about choosing its list by deciding which 100 rising stars — from medical professionals, government officials, movement leaders, high-profile whistle-blowers, top CEOs, musicians and actors by their impact to the world.
As Time states, “There is no one way to have an impact, so there is no one way by which Time measures the influence essential to its selections.”
One of this year’s featured artists is television host, singer and actress Keke Palmer, who most recently starred in Jordan Peele’s Nope and hosts the rebooted game show classic Password. She has been in the entertainment industry for 20 years now, getting her major acting breakthrough with Akeelah and the Bee (2006).
In her Time 100 video profile, Keke said that Black American filmmakers like Jordan Peele and Tyler Perry breaking the box office down with their success is something we “want more of it. The more that we have of it, the more different perspectives we can get. Everybody’s perspective isn’t the same.”
Keke also shared advice for those wanting to break it big in the industry: “Do what you can with what you got. Tell your story, get your idea out there” via reels, Instagram and TikTok.
Palmer, 29, said on Instagram of Queen Latifah being the person tasked with writing about her, “I am soooo thankful for all the beautiful things you said about me @queenlatifah. What an incredible surprise from someone who has mentored me my entire career. My love for you is endless, till this day when someone messes with me.. I let them know I’m gonna tellllllll my auntie.”
As we previously reported, Lil Nas X, Britney Spears and Billie Eilish made the list last year. As always, a person of importance writes up the commentary on who Time chooses for their list — Kid Cudi wrote Lil Nas X’s, Paris Hilton wrote Britney’s and Megan Thee Stallion wrote Billie’s.
We took their list and compiled our favorite 14 A-list actors and musicians below.
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
