Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney has hit out at what she calls “fake” pronouncements on female empowerment in the entertainment industry.

Sydney Sweeney says Hollywood is not actually filled with 'women empowering other women,' but rather people tearing women down. 'None of it's happening,' she said in the 'Vanity Fair' 2025 Hollywood Issue.

Sydney Sweeney unwittingly found herself at the center of news earlier this year after veteran Hollywood producer Carol Baum said Sweeney is “not pretty” and “can’t act” — and then slammed Sweeney’s hit rom-com “Anyone but You” as “unwatchable.