Sydney Sweeney Loses More Than 200,000 Instagram Followers Amid Growing Backlash Over Her Nude Sports-Betting Ad

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Variety
Sydney Sweeney Loses More Than 200,000 Instagram Followers Amid Growing Backlash Over Her Nude Sports-Betting AdWorldPing
Image via Variety.

What happened

Thousands of Instagram users have smashed the “unfollow” button on Sydney Sweeney’s profile after the actress was featured in and promoted a controversial sports-betting app in which she appears nude with sports equipment obscuring parts of her anatomy.

Key facts

  • Reported by Variety and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:33:17 UTC.

Why it matters

Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.

What to watch next

  • Confirmed release or premiere dates
  • Opening figures and audience reception
  • Follow-on deals or casting announcements

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. ‘A double entendre in every crevice’: what, beyond near-naked tennis, is Sydney Sweeney’s game?

  2. Inside Snapchat’s Growing Role in Hollywood’s Awards Season Playbook

  3. Sydney Sweeney Loses More Than 200,000 Instagram Followers Amid Growing Backlash Over Her Nude Sports-Betting Ad

Sources

The original report was published by Variety. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at Variety

Follow the story

Living hubs that keep updating as this story develops.

Related WorldPing coverage

Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industryWorldPing
The Guardian

Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industry

Judges uphold ruling that financier tried to ‘frustrate’ investigations into harassment claims against him The former hedge fund boss Crispin Odey has lost a legal challenge to overturn his lifetime ban from the City for trying to “frustrate” investi…

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian