Tim Pool
Role at the time: Host, Timcast IRL
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Tim Pool dismissed the backlash against the Novig ad as driven by jealousy.
“Sydney Sweeney is going massively viral again because she put up a commercial of herself and she's just basically naked... I've seen all of these viral trending Instagram and TikTok videos [where] women are complaining... And I, you know, jealous, I guess, whatever.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Sydney Sweeney ATTACKED For Doing Naked Advertisement, Loses Followers w/ Dr. Ron Elfenbein (Timcast IRL)
Transcript of the September 16, 2026 Timcast IRL livestream, featuring Tim Pool and guest Dr. Ron Elfenbein discussing the Novig ad backlash.
Why we used this label
Pool dismisses the athlete-led backlash as jealousy rather than a substantive objection to the ad, implicitly defending the ad against the criticism it drew.