Producer Carol Baum regrets bad-mouthing Sydney Sweeney after backlash: report
Producer Carol Baum is not feeling so euphoric about her recent jabs at Sydney Sweeney.
The Daily Mail first reported that the film vet, who worked on movies such as “Father of the Bride” and “Fly Away Home,” went after the 26-year-old “Madame Web” actress onstage at the Jacob Burns Center in Pleasantville, NY.
“I said to my class [at the University of Southern California], ‘Explain this girl to me,’ ” Baum told the crowd. “ ‘She’s not pretty, she can’t act. Why is she so hot?’ ”
She concluded: “Nobody had an answer.”
But according to TMZ, after online backlash Baum now feels “regret” over the remarks she made during a talk with film critic Janet Maslin.
“She wishes she never would’ve made her original comments,” the outlet said, “and that crapping on an actor like that in public usually isn’t her style.”
The Post has reached out to Baum for further comment.
Earlier in the day, the “Euphoria” star’s rep shot back at Baum.
“How sad that a woman in the position to share her expertise and experience chooses instead to attack another woman,” the spokesperson told The Post.
They added: “If tearing down another woman is what Carol has learned during her decades in the business, and she feels it appropriate to pass that on to her students, then that’s truly shameful. To unjustly disparage a fellow female producer speaks volumes about Ms. Baum’s character.”
No matter what Baum’s true feelings are about Sweeney’s acting, the performer is in extremely high demand, having appeared in five films over the past two years. And her rom-com with Glen Powell, “Anyone But You,” was a huge hit, grossing $218 million worldwide.
She’s also been recognized by awards voting bodies. In 2022, Sweeney was nominated for two Emmys: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (“Euphoria”) and Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (“The White Lotus”).
