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Sharon Stone spoke about Sydney Sweeney's nude betting ad controversy at an event in Los Angeles, urging Sweeney to take responsibility for the backlash against women's sports. The advertisement for the sports betting platform Novig featured Sweeney almost naked with sports equipment and sparked criticism from athletes who felt it denigrated female athletes. Stone emphasized that the focus should be on supporting women’s sports rather than attracting men’s attention through such ads, while Novig defended its campaign as not intending to sexualize women's sports.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Actress Sharon Stone urged Sydney Sweeney to "take responsibility" for a provocative betting ad campaign that sparked controversy. In the ad for the sports betting platform Novig, Sweeney appeared nearly nude, leading prominent athletes to accuse her of denigrating and sexualizing women’s sports. At an event in Los Angeles, Stone said it was up to Sweeney to own her actions rather than letting others judge them. Stone, 68, emphasized that she supports female athletes who have achieved success in their respective fields and argued that the focus should not be on attracting men's attention for gambling purposes but on celebrating women’s sports achievements genuinely.
Written for “Sharon Stone Urges Sydney Sweeney Res…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Sharon Stone urges Sydney Sweeney to ‘take responsibility’ for betting ad controversy
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Stone → urge → controversy
Actress Sharon Stone has urged Sydney Sweeney to “take responsibility” for the controversial nude sports betting ad that garnered backlash from the athletic community.
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that → urge → community
Sweeney made headlines this month when appearing nearly nude as part of a promotional campaign for the sports betting platform Novig, sparking accusations from prominent athletes that the actress was denigrating and sexualizing women’s sports.
Stone — who starred opposite Sweeney in the third season of “Euphoria” — was asked about the controversy at an event in Los Angeles, saying she was a “cheerleader” for women’s sports.
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she → make → sports
“I think that it’s up to [Sweeney] to take responsibility for her actions, not up to me to judge her for her actions,” the “Basic Instinct” star told People.
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star → think → People
“It is up to me to be a cheerleader for the women who have made it through and become champions in women’s sports.”
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who → make → sports
Stone added that the focus of women’s sports should not be on getting “men’s attention.”
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focus → add → attention
“We can’t denigrate women’s sports to get men’s attention so they can gamble,” she said.
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she → denigrate → attention
Sweeney appeared almost naked in the Novig ad while covering herself with sports equipment and saying the betting platform was “just for sport.”
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platform → appear → sport
It prompted fierce backlash among the sporting community, including Olympic athletes like water polo player Tilly Kearns, boxer Skye Nicolson and swimming champion Ariarne Titmus.
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It → prompt → Kearns
“I can’t describe how infuriated I feel,” Titmus wrote of the ad on Instagram.
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Titmus → describe → Instagram
“Not only is it a kick in the face to every woman who has dedicated her life to perfecting her craft, but every woman who enjoys sports for what it really is — teamwork, friendship, dedication, excellence, unity.”
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it → dedicate → unity
Novig CEO Jacob Fortinsky also hit back at the controversy, saying the platform is “hugely supportive of women’s sports” and the campaign “never intended to portray female sports.”
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campaign → hit → sports
We’re a prediction market focused on sports.
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We → ’re → sports
That is the story she was communicating,” Novig said.
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Novig → communicate → ?
It’s not the first time Stone has weighed in on her co-star’s controversies.
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Stone → ’ → controversies
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