Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose has slammed Sydney Sweeney for playing queer boxer Christy Martin in the new biopic which was received badly at box office
Sydney Sweeney is once again at the centre of online controversy as Ruby Rose has launched a fierce tirade against the actress, branding her a “cretin” and accusing her of ruining her new biopic, Christy.
This outburst is just the latest clash between Sydney and a left-leaning Hollywood figure, after many have criticised her over her political affiliations in recent years.
Ruby, 39, took to Threads on Monday evening to share her frustrations, claiming she had once intended to star in the film about legendary boxer and domestic abuse survivor Christy Martin.
The Orange Is the New Black actress said she was originally lined up for the project and alleged that the earlier version of the cast was largely queer before production took the project in a different direction.
She wrote: “The original Christy Martin script was incredible. Life changing. I was attached to play Cherry. Everyone had experience with the core material. Most of us were actually gay. It’s part of why I stayed in acting. Losing roles happens all the time.
“For her PR to talk about it flopping and saying SS did it for the ‘people’. None of ‘the people’ want to see someone who hates them, parading around pretending to be us. You’re a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better.”
The Mirror has contacted Ruby Rose and Sydney Sweeney’s publicity teams for comment.
Ruby’s blistering post came after Christy suffered one of the lowest domestic box office openings ever for a film showing on more than 2,000 screens.
Despite casting criticisms, Christy Martin herself has publicly supported Sydney throughout the promotional campaign. The biopic charts Christy’s rise as one of America’s most famous female boxers in the 1990s and her near-fatal escape from her abusive, controlling husband in 2010.
After surviving the attack, after which her husband was sentenced to 25 years in prison, Christy went on to marry her fellow fighter Lisa Holewyne in 2017 and became an advocate for domestic abuse survivors.
When speaking about playing the trailblazing athlete, Sydney shared: “I felt like I had a whole new superpower when I was her…I just felt…invincible, almost.”
She added that Christy’s resilience shaped her performance, saying: “Christy has such an amazing strength to her…and I think it’s carried on into my personal life.”
But the film’s release coincided with growing scrutiny over Sydney’s political views. In recent years, she has been repeatedly criticised after confirming she is a registered Republican.
This information about her became public after 2022 backlash involving her mother’s 60th birthday party where guests wore “Make Sixty Great Again” hats and “Blue Lives Matter” shirts. At the time, Sydney insisted: “An innocent celebration…has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention.”
This drama between her and Ruby Rose comes after the actress faced another wave of online outrage this August over her American Eagle campaign, which featured the line: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring…My jeans are blue.”
Critics branded the advert “tone-deaf” and “eugenics-adjacent”, while others argued the backlash was a symptom of an increasingly hyper-critical internet culture.
Hours before Ruby’s rant, Sweeney addressed Christy’s disappointing box office numbers, writing on Instagram : “I am so deeply proud of this movie…if Christy gave even one woman the courage to take her first step toward safety, then we will have succeeded.”
Source: Mirror
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