Pop singer Halsey is speaking out in defense of the cast and crew of “Americana” after the film’s weak box office debut and its link to costar Sydney Sweeney.
The indie thriller, directed by Tony Tost in his feature debut, grossed just $500,000 in its opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. But Halsey insists the film and the team behind it deserve more recognition than headlines about Sweeney’s recent ad campaign.
“You should go see this movie because @tonytost made an exceptional film, in honor of a genre he knows intimately,” Halsey wrote Thursday on Instagram Stories. “His work and his vision are greater than the 24-hour gossip tabloid denim [expletive].”
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