Ruby Rose is publicly calling out Sydney Sweeney following low box office sales for the opening weekend of her Christy Martin biopic.
“The original Christy Martin script was incredible. Life changing. I was attached to play Cherry,” Rose, 39, claimed via Threads on Tuesday, November 11. “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.”
Rose also insinuated that Sweeney, 28, was not a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, writing, “None of ‘the people’ want to see someone who hates them, parading around pretending to be us.” (The film’s subject, female boxer Christy Martin, identifies as a lesbian.)
Sweeney has voiced support for the queer community, telling PinkNews in October that she was “excited” for members of the community to see Christy and hoped that Martin’s story would “open doors for others.”
Directly addressing Sweeney, Rose concluded, “You’re a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Sweeney for comment.
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Sweeney opened up about how “proud” she was of Christy after the film, which premiered in theaters on November 7, grossed $1.3 million across more than 2,000 screens in its opening weekend — making it one of the lowest debuts in box office history.
“I am so deeply proud of this movie,” she wrote via Instagram on Monday, November 10. “Proud of the film [director David Michôd] made. proud of the story we told. proud to represent someone as strong and resilient as Christy Martin. This experience has been one of the greatest honors of my life.”
Sweeney continued, “This film stands for survival, courage, and hope. through our campaigns, we’ve helped raise awareness for so many affected by domestic violence. we all signed on to this film with the belief that christy’s story could save lives.”
The Housemaid star went on to thank viewers for “believing” in Christy’s story, adding, “If Christy gave even one woman the courage to take her first step toward safety, then we will have succeeded.”
Sweeney concluded, “So yes I’m proud. why? because we don’t always just make art for numbers, we make it for impact. and christy has been the most impactful project of my life. thank you christy. i love you.”
Christy follows Martin, 57, who began her career in 1989 after she met trainer James Martin (portrayed by Ben Foster in the film). She won the World Boxing female super welterweight title in 2009 and continued to box until 2012. Martin became the first woman boxer elected to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016.
Christy nearly died in 2010 after she was attacked by James. He was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. James was later found guilty of attempted second-degree murder and is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence.
The athlete went on to tie the knot with fellow boxer Lisa Holewyne in 2017. The biopic explores Christy’s journey with her sexual identity after she realized she was a lesbian in the fifth or sixth grade, as well as her struggles with her mother’s homophobia.
Earlier this year, Christy praised Sweeney’s performance in the biopic at the film’s world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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“I think that’s why Sydney Sweeney’s doing such an awesome job because she got to be this totally different person that none of you expected,” Christy told the audience. “She wasn’t the beautiful, sexy Sydney. She was the tough, rugged Christy in this movie, and I think it’s awesome. I mean, she kicked ass.”
In an exclusive interview with Us on November 5, the boxer opened up about how difficult it was to see her life unfold on screen.
“It’s crazy, the first time I watched it, it was just me and Lisa, and I don’t even remember seeing some of the scenes,” she explained. “When I watched it, when I truly, truly watched it, was in Toronto. And I asked Lisa, I’m like, ‘That scene wasn’t in it when we saw it.’ She said, ‘Yes, it was. Your mind, your brain just shut it down for you because you weren’t ready to see it yet.’ It was hard. It’s a lot. I mean, this is somebody [who] tried to kill me and left me for dead, and to see that played out is tough.”
