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WNBA Player Sophie Cunningham Defends Sydney Sweeney's Sports Betting Ad
Sophie Cunningham, an Indiana Fever guard, defended Sydney Sweeney's nude sports-betting advertisement on her podcast, stating the backlash from female athletes was overblown. Sweeney's ad had drawn criticism following Cunningham's previous anti-transgender comments in July.
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Left-leaning outlets characterized Cunningham as the WNBA's "MAGA Barbie" and focused on her controversial transgender comments as context for her defense of the advertisement.
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Right-leaning outlets framed Cunningham's comments as a refreshing willingness to speak plainly about the ad, describing the athlete criticism as "gaslighting" and characterizing her defense as pushing back against overreaction.