Trending badgeTrendingPosted 54 minutes agoThe 13 Most Embarrassing Celeb Moments Of 2025Someone really said, "Sydney Sweeney as a whole." 💀by Kristen HarrisBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community about the most embarrassing celeb moments in 2025. Below are some of the top responses (plus a few more examples I collected along the way). Responses from readers: 1. "Sydney Sweeney as a whole." American Eagle / Via youtube.com -darthjarjar"Could make a whole list about how she tanked her career and showed us all how shallow she is."-the_toast_of_youIn July, Sydney Sweeney sparked massive backlash for her American Eagle jeans ad, which was accused of promoting eugenics and whiteness.
Responding to the criticism, American Eagle released the following statement: "'Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans' is and always was about jeans. Her jeans. Her story. We'll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone."Sydney's response to the backlash only drew more disapproval. She told GQ, "I did a jean ad. I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans. All I wear are jeans. I'm literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life... [The president and VP speaking about the ad] was surreal." Then, when GQ features director Katherine Stoeffel asked her point blank about the criticism that "in this political climate, white people shouldn't joke about genetic superiority," Sydney said, "I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear."Later, she told People, "I was honestly surprised by the reaction. I did it because I love the jeans and love the brand. I don't support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren't true... Anyone who knows me knows that I'm always trying to bring people together. I'm against hate and divisiveness. In the past, my stance has been to never respond to negative or positive press, but recently I have come to realize that my silence regarding this issue has only widened the divide, not closed it. So I hope this new year brings more focus on what connects us instead of what divides us." 2. "When Paris Hilton called herself self-made." Amy Sussman / Getty Images for LACMA -Anonymous, 27, NJIn November, Paris told the Sunday Times, "I'm self-made. Like, I've done this all on my own. No one's ever given me anything in my entire life."These comments drew raised eyebrows, given that Paris is an heiress and socialite. She's the granddaughter of Barron Hilton, whose father founded Hilton Hotels. She said, "We were extremely close, and we would always have lunches and dinners, and he would always say to me, 'Paris, you work harder than any CEO I know.' And he's, like, 'I used to be known as Barron Hilton, but now I'm known as Paris Hilton's grandpa.' We would always laugh about it." 3. "Hilaria Baldwin saying she got bullied off of Dancing with the Stars after her elimination with Gleb Savchenko." Eric McCandless / Disney via Getty Images -Anonymous, 21, TorontoIn October, Hilaria did a post-elimination Instagram Live. She said, "I did get bullied off the show. I did. I did, that is for sure."At the time, Season 27 Mirrorball Champ Bobby Bones - whose win was so controversial that he ended up returning the trophy -criticized her comments, saying, "You don't get bullied off the show. You get kicked off the show because nobody voted for you."Appearing on the podcast The Viall Files, Hilaria said, "Okay, so first of all, I don't actually know, because I'm me, I don't really know that much about Bobby Bones, and I only wish you light and love, and I can't wait to see you in person one day, and I'll give you a big hug. So we're gonna start with that. So what [the fans] do, so the way that the voting system works is you can vote for any person 10 times. So what they'll do is they make these campaigns that they'll vote for every single person except the couple that they want to go home. But what they're trying to do is they're trying to suppress your votes. And by the way, it's not just me. They did it to Whitney [Leavitt]." 4. "Former DWTS pro Maks Chmerkovskiy saying that it was a 'missed opportunity' to hire Jan Ravnik as a pro. LMAO." The Penthouse with Peta / Via youtube.com -Anonymous, 21, TorontoAppearing on his wife Peta Murgatroyd's podcast The Penthouse with Peta in October, Maks criticized Jan's foxtrot with partner Jen Affleck. He said, "Jan has absolutely no business being a pro on Dancing with the Stars. There's zero foundation, technique, quality, understanding of the partnership. Bro, I'm getting emotional. It is absurd. And this is unreal how blind we have to be and, God forbid, say what's obviously there. He had no idea what foxtrot is supposed to look like. How are you gonna expect him to teach it and deliver that message in a format that is completely different from even ballro