India, Aug. 2 -- Sydney Sweeney's net worth is under scrutiny after her American Eagle ad went viral, raising doubts among fans about her career decisions and whether she was "cheapening her brand" in order to earn more money.

Sweeney's new fall ad for American Eagle is receiving criticism for its tagline, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans."

The tagline was intended to be a denim pun and was displayed in bold on billboards in Times Square and Las Vegas. However, many people saw something else online: "great genes," a term that has historically been used to promote being whiteness, beauty and thinness.

Criticising the ad, one user wrote: "Maybe I'm too . woke, but getting a blue-eyed, blonde, white woman and focusing your campaign around ...