EXCLUSIVE: Star female golfer fires back at Sydney Sweeney critics: ‘She’s got sex appeal’

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EXCLUSIVE: Star female golfer fires back at Sydney Sweeney critics: ‘She’s got sex appeal’

Fox News · 3 hours ago

LPGA golfer Charley Hull has publicly defended actress and model Sydney Sweeney against criticism of her advertisement for the betting platform Novig. Sweeney's commercial, which featured her in minimal clothing, drew backlash from female athletes who argued it was detrimental to women's sports. Hull disagrees with the criticism, stating that the controversy is overblown and that there is nothing problematic about Sweeney modelling for the advertisement.

Speaking during an interview to promote the upcoming "on!vitational" indoor golf tournament scheduled for 16–17 October in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the world's 8th-ranked female golfer argued that the advertisement is not undermining women's sports. Hull noted that Sweeney holds an equity stake in Novig and suggested that the platform's audience is predominantly male, making the advertising approach appropriate for the target market. Hull also discussed her own involvement in sports marketing through her association with an on! nicotine pouch brand.

  • LPGA's Charley Hull defends Sydney Sweeney's controversial betting ad against female athletes' criticism
  • Hull argues the backlash is overblown and doesn't harm women's sports
  • Hull notes Sweeney is modelling professionally for a male-majority audience platform

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