Most of the controversy focused on videos that used the word “genes” instead of “jeans” when discussing the blonde-haired, blue-eyed actor.

The popular retailer issued a statement on Instagram on Friday: "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans is and always ways about the jeans.”

The ad, or more accurately series of ads, are built around the tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans” — a play on words that conflates American Eagle denim with the genetic traits that gave Sweeney her famously voluptuous figure. Some of the spots are more direct, specifically talking about her genetic background.