Producer Carol Baum regrets making public remarks about. Her recent statements questioning the Euphoria actress’ appearance and acting abilities have led to a huge backlash from the fans and the actress herself. With people now heavily criticizing Baum, she wants to take back the discouraging comments she made about Sweeney.
Carol Baum, a Hollywood producer linked to projects such as 1991’s Father of the Bride, made remarks about Sydney Sweeney’s acting abilities and physical appearance that swiftly garned criticism.
Baum reportedly said that Sweeney “can’t act” and that she “isn’t pretty,” which promptly attracted negative attention towards the producer. A representative for Sweeney also fired back, calling Baum’s comments “shameful.”
Carol Baum is now retracting her statements, reportedly expressing regret over what she said had said about the Anyone But You actress.
TMZ reported that Baum reached out to the outlet and expressed regret over criticizing Sydney Sweeney. According to the site, the producer “wishes she never would’ve made her original comments, and that crapping on an actor like that in public usually isn’t her style.”
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dead Ringers producer also mentioned getting a lot of hate mail because of her interview.
Baum’s comments caused a huge uproar among fans, while Sydney Sweeney’s representative called her remarks an “attack” on another woman. The Immaculate producer Teddy Schwarzman also called out Baum for her “terribly ugly comments” and praised Sweeney.
Baum’s comments were reportedly made to New York Times critic Janet Maslin, who also offered her own take on the situation, saying that Anyone But You “IS unwatchable” in reference to the producer’s comments about the movie. However, Maslin also noted how she was specifically referring to Anyone But You, not Sweeney’s turns in other projects such as Euphoria.
“We brought up ‘Anyone But You’ because it’s been the rare smash hit rom-com at a time when they aren’t
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