Hollywood icon Kim Novak, 93, SLAMS Sydney Sweeney’s cleavage and says the actress is ‘totally wrong’ to play her in biopic

Kim Novak suffered a major blow after she was cast to portray herself in Scandalous, the biopic about Sydney Sweeney’s love affair with Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1950s.

In a new interview with Times of LondonThe 93-year-old Hollywood icon said Sweeney, 28, was “completely wrong” for the role and would “never approve” of the casting.

She later appeared to shame Sweeney’s famous cleavage, noting that the actress, unlike herself, ‘stands out too much from the waist’.

Novak also expressed concerns that the film, which was reportedly halted before production began, would focus too much on the sexual aspect of his romance with Davis.

‘There’s no way this isn’t a sexual relationship because Sydney Sweeney always looks sexy. It was totally wrong for him to be playing with me.’

The Daily Mail reached out to Sweeney’s representatives for comment but did not immediately hear back.

The 93-year-old Hollywood icon said Sweeney, 28, was “all wrong” for the role and would “never approve” of the casting; Sweeney seen January 2026

It was revealed that Scandalous was in the early stages of development, with the first reports of the project in October 2024.

At the time, Colman Domingo, Sweeney, Novak, and 32-year-old David Jonsson, the late Davis Jr. It was revealed that he was preparing for his feature-length directorial debut with a period drama in which he will play the role.

The film stars Novak and Davis Jr. It was prepared to tell the story of the romance between the two and how they faced intense racial prejudice and public reaction when their relationship came to light.

During the same interview Times of LondonNovak talked about how taboo interracial relationships were in Hollywood at the time and described how their relationships were subject to fierce racial opposition.

The two were drawn to each other because they wanted to prove themselves as actors, but they later had to end their relationship.

“People did terrible things because of the color of his skin,” Novak recalled, giving an example of people giving him beer with urine.

She later appeared to shame Sweeney’s famous cleavage, stating that the actress, unlike herself, ‘prominently sticks out from the waist’; Sweeney seen in 2025

Novak said the film was directed by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. He expressed concern that she would focus too much on the sexual dynamics in his relationship with her.

When film executives learned of their affair in 1957, the couple had to separate because they feared an interracial marriage.

Henry Cohn, the boss of Columbia Pictures who signed Novak, was concerned that their interracial relationship would be bad for business.

According to multiple reports, including Novak’s in The Times of London, Cohn threatened Davis with mob violence if they did not leave.

While Novak remembered the star, who died in 1990 at the age of 64, he also denied that he and Davis Jr. were planning to marry.

‘No, no. So he loved me. I cared about him very much. “But I didn’t want to marry anyone at that time,” she insisted.

Last year, Novak also voiced his concerns and expressed his disdain for the film, especially its title.

The star of the big screen said, “I don’t think the relationship is scandalous.” Guard In August 2025.

In the same interview with The Times of London, Novak talked about how taboo interracial relationships were in Hollywood at the time and reflected on how her relationships were subject to fierce racist opposition.

In 2024, it was revealed that Sweeney would star alongside David Jonsson in the biopic, in which he will portray the late Sammy Davis Jr.; It has been reported that this movie has been postponed; Jonsson seen in February 2026

“He’s someone I really care about,” Novak continued.

‘We had a lot in common, including the need to be accepted for who we were and what we did, rather than how we looked,’ he added. ‘But I’m worried they’ll do it for purely sexual reasons.’

Despite Novak’s objections, Sweeney had already begun getting into the character last year, and said in October 2025 that he was “incredibly honored” to play Novak.

“I think her story is still very relevant today in terms of her dealing with Hollywood and examining her relationships, her own personal life, and the control of her image,” Sweeney said. People In that case.

‘And I think I relate to that in a lot of different ways.’