Halsey took up for her first film as controversy continues to swirl around her co-star, Sydney Sweeney.

At the end of July, Sweeney was launched as the face of a new American Eagle jeans campaign. In one ad, the Euphoria star says, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color.” With a close-up on her blue eyes, she adds “My jeans are blue.”

As Sweeney's American Eagle jeans ad continues to stir controversy and outrage -- with speculation it helped tank her latest film Americana -- co-star Halsey is speaking out in defense of the movie and the hard-working people who came together to make it.