Ruby Rose entered the ring to throw a punch at Sydney Sweeney, blaming the actor now famous for her. choice in jeansfor the disastrous debut of “Christie”.
“Christy Martin's original script was incredible. Life changing.” former “Batwoman” star wrote in a Monday post on Threads. “I was drawn to the role of Cherry. Everyone had experience with the main material. Most of us were actually gay. That's one of the reasons I stayed in the role.”
“Christie» stars Sweeney How Christy Martina pioneering boxer who raised the profile of her sport during her Hall of Fame career. The film follows Martin as a closeted lesbian boxer trying to navigate her professional rise, an abusive marriage to her toxic trainer, and her identity. It grossed just $1.3 million in its first weekend at the domestic box office.
In her Threads post, Rose mentions that “losing roles happen all the time in Hollywood” but doesn't hold back from expressing her disapproval of Sweeney playing Martin.
“Christy deserved better,” Rose said. “None of 'the people' want to see someone who hates them walking around pretending to be us. You're a moron and you ruined the movie. Period.”
Her comments appear to be in response to Sweeney's post on Monday. Instagram post in which she revealed how “deeply proud” she was of “Christie,” despite the film being a box office flop.
“[W]We don't always make art for the numbers, we make it for the impact,” Sweeney wrote in the gallery's caption, led by an image of her bloodied but smiling.[A]Christie was the most exciting project of my life. Thanks, Christy. I love you.”
Attitudes towards the Euphoria actress became increasingly divided after her participation in the film. American Eagle's controversial advertising campaign around her “nice jeans”. Since then it's been reported that Sweeney registered to vote as a Republican in Florida shortly before the 2024 presidential election and prominent right-wing figures including President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance expressed their support for the actor.
Sweeney, for her part, avoided discussing her political beliefs. Ahead of Christie's release, she spoke to an LGBTQ+ news site. PinkNews that she was “thrilled” that the queer community saw the film because “she's an incredible advocate for the community and I think it's a beautiful story to tell.”
