Sydney Sweeney ‘Scooted’ Herself Into Another PR Disaster

“Everything is casual,” a source told People of Sweeney’s latest love interest. “She is living her life and working hard.” Unfortunately, we know…

By Audra Heinrichs  |  September 3, 2025 | 10:24am
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Sydney Sweeney ‘Scooted’ Herself Into Another PR Disaster

Apart from the second inauguration of Donald Trump, few events in 2025 have generated a torrent of truly cursed content quite like the Venice nuptials of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Since the pair were joined in unholy matrimony in July, we’ve learned that attendees Kris Jenner, Gayle King, and Oprah Winfrey have become yacht-hopping, kaftan-wearing besties, and not only was MAGA pin-up Sydney Sweeney present, but would soon be unveiling a lingerie line funded by Bezos himself. Well, it gets worse—as it usually does wherever Sweeney is concerned these days.

This week, reports that the embattled actress has a new boyfriend hit the headlines. But this isn’t just any new boyfriend. It’s Scooter Braun—as in Justin Bieber’s former manager and the guy who acquired the entirety of Taylor Swift’s music catalog without her consent, thus subjecting us to years of re-recordings of every single one.

According to People, Sweeney and Braun are “casually hooking up,” per a source. A second “insider” confirmed the two are, in fact, seeing each other.

“Everything is casual,” the source said. “She is living her life and working hard.” Unfortunately, we know…

Between attending the nuptials of oligarchs, bombing at the box office, being outted as a Republican voter, putting her name to new money-making schemes for the male gaze, and attracting justifiable criticism for doing so, it’s been a busy summer for Sweeney. Somehow, though, she managed to find time in her schedule to walk right into more bad PR. It’s almost as if she’s trying…

Now, guess how Sweeney and Braun reportedly met? The Bezos wedding, of course. Page Six has recirculated photos from that weekend of the pair walking together, and apparently, Braun was “obsessed” with pursuing her after the wedding was over. And here we all suspected she’d just hook up with Orlando Bloom or something…

Never underestimate a girl boss!

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  • Is this the start of…a Charlie Sheen-assaince??? [TMZ]

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