Megyn Kelly Threatens To Stop Being A Sydney Sweeney Fan Over Sheer Dress

Sydney Sweeney‘s fashion choice at the recent Variety Power of Women event has rattled Megyn Kelly, who called it a “rare misstep.”

The outspoken journalist, who has recently become a fan of the “Euphoria” star, defended the actress against the backlash that arose from her controversial American Eagle ad.

Sydney Sweeney has since explained that she sometimes feels like a “caged animal,” but finds freedom in flaunting her curves.

Kelly is not pleased with Sweeney’s recent red carpet appearance because her sheer dress left so little to the imagination.

The “White Lotus” actress joined stars like Sharon Stone, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger, and Wanda Sykes for Variety’s Power of Women event on Wednesday, wearing a transparent silver-like ensemble that flaunted her voluptuous endowments.

Speaking on Thursday’s episode of her eponymous talk show, Kelly explained that she’s a big fan of Sweeney’s but disapproved of her see-through dress.

“So she was on the red carpet last night and she decided to show off her number one asset, which, contrary to the American Eagle jeans ad, is not really her jeans, it’s her enormous breasts, which are spectacular,” Kelly said, per The Wrap.

She added, “No one would take that away from her. But, controversial opinion, I object to this. I disapprove of the dress she wore because it’s completely see-through. You can see her entire nipples.”

Kelly took her criticism of Sweeney a step further, claiming the actress reminds her of the reality TV star and business mogul Kim Kardashian.

According to the journalist, Kardashian “overshares” when she dresses, which seemingly takes away from what is meant to make her attractive to men.

Kelly said: “She reminded me of Kim Kardashian, who overshares and then takes away the thing that is the sexiest, which is every guy’s hoping to be the one who actually sees them for real, and leaving a little to the imagination.”

She continued, “Now, I know this is being universally celebrated online, but I have to say, even though [I am] Sydney Sweeney fan, love the jeans campaign. I thought, ‘This is a rare misstep’… Draw the line at areola!”

The conservative TV host then wondered whether Sweeney  was “misled” into wearing the see-through dress after she “trusted the wrong person.” She pointed out that it wouldn’t hurt Sweeney but might turn new fans like her against the actress.

Kelly recently became a Sweeney fan after the actress faced backlash for her controversial American Eagle ad, in which she talked about having great “jeans/genes.”

Many online critics slammed her for the remark, claiming it promoted White supremacist rhetoric. However, Kelly spoke in her defense, saying the “lunatic left” was overreacting to the ad.

“She’s being called a white supremacist by people who don’t like her latest ad, which is for American Eagle,” Kelly said at the time. “She’s advertising jeans, and yet the lunatics on the left think she’s advertising white supremacy.”

The journalist added, “This is obviously a reference to her body and not to her skin color, but the lunatic left is going to do what the lunatic left is going to do.”

Sweeney is often sexualized online because of her physical appearance. During an interview with Fox News Digital promoting her upcoming boxing biopic “Christy,” the 28-year-old actress opened up about her journey in Hollywood and how she manages to tune out the talk on her body.

“I am definitely a caged animal in a sense,” she told the news outlet, while describing her character in the new film. “Acting is my ring. It’s where I feel freedom. The set is where everything else goes quiet.”

“I play a lot of very divisive characters, and I think that a lot of people think they know me, but they don’t,” she continued. “So when people think, ‘Ah, she’s a sex symbol,’ or ‘She’s leaning into that,’ I’m like, ‘No, I just feel good, and I’m doing it for myself and I feel strong.'”

“And I hope that I can inspire other women to be confident and just flaunt what they got and feel good because you shouldn’t have to apologize or hide or cover up in any room,” she added.

Over the last several years, Sweeney has appeared in films across genres, including action, horror, romance, and comedy.

During the AFI Fest last weekend, she debuted her new film “Christy” and spoke about how she loves being able to play different characters.

“Christy’s story is just absolutely phenomenal and even if I wasn’t going to act in it, I wanted to be a part of it in some capacity to bring it to the screen, for more people to know about her and raise awareness for her story and how incredible of an advocate and role model that she is,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.

Sweeney continued, “But also as an actor, it’s just a dream to be able to play all these different characters. That’s why I fell in love with this, getting to put on all these different hats and shoes and lose myself and become other people.”

To play the character, Sweeney recalled how she had to gain 30 pounds, noting that “every single fight that you see is the exact same fight that she had in the ring.”