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Sydney Sweeney's Provocative Ad Features Sample of Israeli National Anthem

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Actress Sydney Sweeney's new provocative ad for sports prediction platform Novig has sparked controversy in Israel for using a sample of the national anthem "Hatikva" in its soundtrack. This follows a previous advertising controversy involving Sweeney and American Eagle.

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  • Sydney Sweeney stars in a provocative ad for sports prediction platform Novig.
  • The ad features Sweeney nude and uses a sample of Israel's national anthem, "Hatikva."
  • The campaign has gone viral on social media.
  • Sweeney was previously involved in a controversial ad for American Eagle.
  • She has denied endorsing controversial interpretations of her ads.

Actress Sydney Sweeney is featured in a provocative new advertisement for Novig, a sports prediction platform where she is also a business partner and shareholder. The video shows Sweeney appearing nude, using sports equipment to cover herself. The ad gained significant attention in Israel due to its soundtrack, which incorporates a sample of "Hatikva," the Israeli national anthem, notably at the end of the commercial. The song used in the ad is "Come Down" by Anderson .Paak.

The campaign quickly went viral on social media, garnering nearly five million views and hundreds of thousands of likes within an hour. This is not the first time Sweeney has been involved in a controversial advertisement. In April, the 28-year-old actress collaborated with American Eagle for a campaign that played on the slogan "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans," a pun on "jeans" and "genes." That ad faced criticism, with some accusing it of promoting racial superiority or narrow beauty standards. American Eagle stated the campaign was solely about jeans, and Sweeney later clarified she did not endorse the interpretations and opposes hate and division.

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