“Never Beating The Red Hat Allegations”: Rapper Under Fire For Twerking With Sydney Sweeney

Rapper Sexyy Red has found herself in hot water after dancing with Sydney Sweeney at the actress’s 28th birthday party.

After wearing a “Make America Sexyy Again” hat during one of her performances, the 27-year-old received backlash for partying with Sydney, who is believed to be a Donald Trump supporter.

The White Lotus actress hosted a star-studded, space-themed birthday in Los Angeles on September 28.

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Sexyy Red has come under fire after attending Sydney Sweeney’s birthday party

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Photos from the event show Sexyy Red holding a microphone in one shot, while another captures her with her hands on her knees, seemingly twerking with the birthday girl.

Among the A-list guests were also Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, rapper Wiz Khalifa, Sydney’s Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell, and Scooter Braun, her reported new boyfriend.

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On social media, critics slammed the rapper for hanging out with Sydney. One person fumed, “Yeah, Sexyy ain’t never beating the red hat allegations.”

“Both are industry plants,” a separate Facebook user said, while a third called the pair “cringe.”

Others commented that “the maga people” were using the rapper for their own advantage.

Meanwhile, some defended the stars, with one fan writing, “Wild crossover – love seeing stars from different worlds link up.”

The rapper and the actress were pictured twerking together at the star-studded event

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It comes after the Euphoria actress was heavily criticized over a controversial American Eagle jean ad promoted with the tagline, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.”

In the ad, the star says, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality and even eye colour. My jeans are blue.”

Because the tagline uses the word “jeans” as a play on “genes,” and Sydney is a white, blonde woman with blue eyes, some critics interpreted the ad as promoting genetic superiority.

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Another group felt the backlash was unjustified, arguing that the ad simply celebrated Sydney’s beauty without having a racial undertone.

The backlash forced American Eagle to issue a statement in which they said the campaign “is and always was about the jeans” and that “great jeans look good on everyone.”

Reacting to the criticism, Trump defended the Emmy-nominated actress on Truth Social, writing, “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the HOTTEST ad out there. Go get ’em Sydney!” as per the BBC.

The mom of two previously said she “loved” US President Donald Trump, calling him “funny” and “bold”

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Sydney has not commented on the backlash or confirmed her political affiliation. According to The Guardian, she registered as a Republican voter in Florida a few months before Trump won a second US presidency.

The jeans controversy came about two years after she faced criticism from some US citizens after she was pictured at her mother’s birthday party, where several of the guests wore hats that called to mind those that bear the president’s slogan. 

The Washington native subsequently issued a statement on social media urging the public to “stop making assumptions.”

“An innocent celebration … has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention,” she said at the time.

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As for Sexyy Red, who is set to perform at Coachella 2026, the mom of two posted a message on X/Twitter last year, ahead of the US elections, clarifying that she would not be endorsing any candidate.

“It’s Sexyy Red 4 President [American flag emoji] I’m my own candidate I’m not endorsing anybody period [kiss emoji],” she wrote.

The Rich Baby Daddy singer had previously made headlines for performing with a giant “Make America Sexyy Again” hat during her set at the 2024 Roots Picnic.

Sydney reportedly registered as a Republican voter in Florida months before the elections

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In October 2024, she expressed that she wanted Trump back in office during an interview on the This Past Weekend podcast.

“Yeah, they support him in the hood. At first I don’t think people was fucking with him. They thought he was racist, saying little sh*t against women,” she said.

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Wiz Khalifa, Sexyy Red & Yeat at Sydney Sweeney’s birthday party last night 🎈 pic.twitter.com/JUKG8euOqj

— Heart of the streetz 🩶 (@HOTS_twt) September 29, 2025

“But once he started getting Black people out of jail and giving people that free money. Aww baby, we love Trump. We need him back in office. We need him back because, baby, them checks. Them stimulus checks. Trump, we miss you.

“I love Trump. He funny to me. I used to be watching him talking to people. He used to be calling people fat. He just bold. He funny. We need people like him.”

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