‘She hates it’: Painful Sydney Sweeney moment goes viral

Sydney Sweeney couldn’t act her way out of this one - this deeply awkward clip from a tech presentation has spread rapidly on social media.

It was an acting challenge even Sydney Sweeney couldn’t ace: Pretending to be impressed at the sight of a “3D, AI-generated portrait of herself” unveiled at a Samsung seminar.

As an ambassador for the brand, Sweeney was seated front row at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris on Wednesday, where she was called upon for a brief, painfully awkward product demonstration.

“We’ve used your portrait to generate a 3D image,” the host told Sweeney from the stage. “Shall we take a look?”

The screen behind the compere showed the results of this “3D A.I. image” of Sweeney – less a spectacular technological leap, more overly horny cartoon fan art:

The host reveals Sydney Sweeney (left) and her A.I. counterpart.

Sweeney’s not-at-all convincing reaction for the cameras? “Aww … I love it,” she cooed, as about three people in the audience offered weak applause.

“It’s amazing they can take an image like this,” she continued, gamely trying to fill the silence.

“Well, you look absolutely amazing, thank you so much for joining us today,” said the host, before swiftly moving on.

The whole painful encounter felt like the sort of thing that must’ve played out much better in the pre-showcase meetings at Samsung: We’ll throw to Hollywood it girl Sydney Sweeney! We’ll dazzle her with an A.I. avatar of herself! Sales will skyrocket! 

AND the Academy Award for best faked reaction to an A.I. image goes to …

Footage of the incident has since been viewed more than four million times on social media, with celeb watchers laughing at the cringe-worthy encounter.

“Look at her face bro she hates it,” tweeted one person.

“Oh my god i’m so sick of this. can’t wait for AI art to go away,” another wrote.

“She’s trying to hold it together but her face says everything we need to know,” said another.

This isn’t the first time Sweeney’s brand affiliations have made for awkward scenes.

Her recent ad campaign for skincare and makeup brand Laneige had some fans wondering if she was in on the joke, as the ad saw Sweeney encouraging viewers to “stay bouncy and firm” while wearing a tight-fitting white tank top.

“I hope Sydney herself signed off on the language and direction in this ad because if she didn’t I roll my eyes completely,” one fan wrote on Reddit.

Still, Sweeney’s laughing all the way to the bank with all those endorsements: The Anyone But You star recently bought a $20m Florida mansion complete with aquarium and 520-bottle wine room.

Originally published as ‘She hates it’: Painful Sydney Sweeney moment goes viral