Sydney Sweeney faces backlash over 'vulgar' baby Euphoria scene that 'crossed a line'

Sydney Sweeney has come under fire for an X-rated scene in the latest season of Euphoria.

The long-awaited third season of the hit HBO show dropped last night (April 12), which features late actor Eric Dane in what was one of his last acting roles before his passing in February.

Like Dane, Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Maude Aptow, and Sydney Sweeney have reprised their respective roles in Euphoria, which has seen fans wait four years for a new season.

It's not new information that the drama is full of eyebrow-raising moments, and season three is no different.

One scene in particular has caused some backlash online. The scene in question shows Sweeney (who plays Cassie) creating content for her newly established OnlyFans page while dressed as a baby.

Syndey Sweeney stars as Cassie on HBO's Euphoria (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

The 28-year-old is seen in a sheer top with her hair in pigtails, a dummy in her mouth while her legs are in the air.

In the wake of the risqué scene, people have shared their thoughts on social media to criticize Sweeney, HBO, and Euphoria screenwriter Sam Levinson.

One person said: "Nothing about this is even remotely amusing or entertaining enough to watch considering the current political/social climate that has forever sexualized babies."

"Yeah bro that baby sh*t is weird as f**k," added a second. A different person echoed similar sentiments and said: "Whoever made her do that baby pose with baby pacifier needs to be jailed. That sh*t is uncomfortable."

Many have called the scene 'uncomfortable' (HBO Max)

A separate TV fan raged: "I was gonna give this season of Euphoria a chance, but adding age play to satisfy the pedophilic fetish of some people seems way too sick and disgusting to me.

"I can’t believe someone wrote this script, that it got accepted, that the actresses ARE OKAY WITH IT, and that HBO thinks it’s a good idea to approve its filming and airing."

"Euphoria has sunk to a new low — Sydney Sweeney’s character is spreading nothing but vulgarity. What a complete sham," wrote somebody else.

Others raised the question of why Sweeney agreed to do the scene in the first place. One person said: "Do actors ever question the scenes they be doing?"

Elsewhere a Euphoria fan branded it 'weird as f**k' that Sweeney didn't say no.

Sam Levinson, pictured with Sweeney, has come under fire too (Tommaso Boddi/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)

Along with the criticizm of the scene involving Sweeney, there's been some pretty poor reviews of Euphoria's third season.

Season one boasts 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, but the latest has debuted on the review platform with a rather uninspired 44 percent.

One reviewer said: "This was actually so bad, it’s like a completely different show. Only watching it for Zendaya."

"We lost the plot. Main storyline is oversexualized now," said a second.

UNILAD have approached HBO, as well as reps for Sweeney and Levinson, for comment.