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Sydney Sweeney has become one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood over the last couple of years, and that increase in fame has come with a price.
According to the 27-year-old bombshell actress, paparazzi photographers stalk her outside of her home for hours on end, while offering to ‘leave her alone’ if she ‘just comes outside in a bikini.’
While Sweeney has made no secret of her curves having done multiple adult scenes during her career, that does not give the paparazzi the right to make demands trying to profit off of them, while also risking her safety by doxing her location in the process.
“They [the paparazzi] said, ‘If you tell her to just come outside in a bikini, I’ll take pictures and then I’ll leave you alone,’” the A-list star told Glamour during a recent cover interview.
“Why would I call the paparazzi to take pictures of me at my own house when my baby cousins and family are there and I’m in my backyard? Why would I ever want that?… They got there at 8 a.m. and wouldn’t leave until 4 p.m. I should be able to be in my home and feel comfortable and safe.”
“When those photos go out, then my actual safety is at risk… Everyone knows where I am. Now there’s boats that go by, and I literally hear them say, ‘This is Sydney Sweeney’s house.’ It becomes a star tour in my front yard.”
Sweeney’s newest film Eden premiered last month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Ron Howard, Eden also stars Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Jude Law, and Daniel Bruhl alongside Sweeney.
She’s also set to star in the upcoming film Echo Valley alongside Julianne Moore, a biopic about female boxer Christy Martin, and a remake of the 1960s Jane Fonda-starring cult classic sci-fi film Barbarella.