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Sydney Chandler

Documented profile covering 2 controversies, including “2022: Pistol accused of greatly exaggerating Chrissie Hynde–Steve Jones relationship” and “2025: withdraws from Variety cover shoot for Alien: Earth following disagreement over promotional video”.

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Profile No. 1737 · Updated on 12 October 2026

2Documented controversies

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I. Documented controversies

2025-07–2025-08

2025: withdraws from Variety cover shoot for Alien: Earth following disagreement over promotional video

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Chandler was due to appear on a Variety cover with Timothy Olyphant and Noah Hawley for Alien: Earth. Following lengthy discussions about her refusal to participate in a promotional video game, she ultimately did not take part in the shoot. Variety described the negotiations in detail, and Hawley expressed disappointment that the series' female lead was absent from the cover.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
VarietyAlien: Earth Is Wildly Ambitious, Expensive and Stars a Talented Actor Who Refuses to Play by Hollywood's RulesPressHigh reliability
[2]
PeopleSydney Chandler Speaks Out for the First Time Since Really Unfortunate Alien: Earth Cover Shoot IncidentPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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2022-05–2022-06

2022: Pistol accused of greatly exaggerating Chrissie Hynde–Steve Jones relationship

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In Pistol, Sydney Chandler plays Chrissie Hynde, whose relationship with Steve Jones is turned into a significant quasi-romantic storyline. Critics and Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook considered that the series greatly exaggerated the real closeness between Hynde and Jones.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 2

[1]
Los Angeles TimesHow Pistol on Hulu rewrites the history of the Sex PistolsPressHigh reliability
[2]
NMESex Pistols on Pistol, The Original Recordings and beef with John LydonPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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