lberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Sydney Sweeney toldVanity Fairshe won't be addressing the controversy surrounding her American Eagle campaign when she appears at the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere ofChristy "I am there to support my movie and the people involved in making it, and I'm not there to talk about jeans. The movie's about Christy, and that's what I'll be there to talk about," the actress said Sweeney portrays International Boxing Hall of Famer Christy Martin, who competed professionally in the 1990s and 2000s Sydney Sweeneyhas no plans to discuss her jeans when she appears at theToronto International Film Festivalthis weekend. The actress, 27, spoke toVanity Fairabout her new boxing movieChristyfor a preview published Thursday, Sept. 4, shutting down any notion that she might address thecontroversy regarding her recent American Eagle campaignwhen she appears in Toronto forChristy's world premiere on Friday, Sept. 5. "I am there to support my movie and the people involved in making it, and I'm not there to talk about jeans," Sweeney said. "The movie's about Christy, and that's what I'll be there to talk about." Sweeney's American Eagle ad campaign, titled "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans," released in July, sparking controversy among some who criticized the ad for seemingly using the word "jeans" as a play on the word "genes" and a hint at eugenics, a school of thought that theNational Institute of Healthdescribes as "the use of selective breeding to improve the human race." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sydney Sweeney (@sydney_sweeney) Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Critics of the ad called out avideo for the campaignthat featured Sweeney discussing genes — and jeans — saying, "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue." American Eagle wrote in an Aug. 1 statement in response to the controversy that the ad campaign "is and always was about the jeans" and that "great jeans look good on everyone." The backlash has loomed over Sweeney's recent movie releases likeAmericanaandEden, two of the four movies to release this year she has appeared in. (Her adaptation of bestsellerThe Housemaidis in theaters Dec. 19.) InChristy, Sweeney plays the real-life boxerChristy Martin, who competed as a professional in the 1990s and 2000s. Martin, now 57, was inducted into theInternational Boxing Hall of Famein 2020. Courtesy of TIFF Sweeney, who trained in combat sports as a teenager, toldVanity Fairshe gained more than 30 lbs. to portray Martin for the new movie, which also stars Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O'Brian, Chad L. Coleman and Tony Cavalero. "I was blown away that her story wasn't more known on a universal, global level because it's just one of the most harrowing and inspiring women that I've ever met in my entire life," she said of the film. Read the original article onPeople