&34;You're a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better,&34; Rose said. Christy Martin reacts to Ruby Rose slamming Sydney Sweeney over 'ruined' biopic &34;You're a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better,&34; Rose said. :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/JoeyNolfiauthorphotoba4923fec03a4027868306485696ef41.jpg) Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at . Since 2016, his work at EW includes RuPaul's Drag Race video interviews, Oscars predictions, and more. EW's editorial guidelines November 13, 2025 9:51 a.m.

"You're a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better," Rose said.

Christy Martin reacts to Ruby Rose slamming Sydney Sweeney over 'ruined' biopic

"You're a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better," Rose said.

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- *Christy* biopic subject Christy Martin has reacted to Ruby Rose's criticism of star Sydney Sweeney.

- Rose previously labeled Sweeney a "cretin" and said she "ruined" the film.

- Martin defended Sweeney following Rose's words.

Christy Martin has stepped into the ring to defend Sydney Sweeney after the star of the biopic about the boxer's life was slammed by fellow actress Ruby Rose.

In the aftermath of *Christy* posting one of the worst box office debuts of all time for a major wide release, Rose — who claimed she was originally attached to play a role in the film — posted a message on Threads in which she told her followers she thought Sweeney "ruined" the film.

Martin, a queer sports figure portrayed by Sweeney in the biographical drama, hit back Wednesday at the criticism in a post of her own.**

Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin in 'Christy'.

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"I've always been a fighter. My life reflected that in every way and now I fight for others," Martin wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of herself posing with Sweeney.

She added that "the past few days I have seen some people attack my friend Sydney Sweeney. Syd not only worked her ass off for this film, she worked her ass off for me. For my story. For so many others suffering in silence."

Martin finished by praising not only the *Euphoria* actress' performance, but also what she felt was a personal commitment to her as a person.

"So I want to be clear about who Syd is," Martin continued. "She is my friend and ally!"

Ruby Rose blames 'cretin' Sydney Sweeney for 'Christy' flopping at box office

Sydney Sweeney reacts to 'Christy' having one of the worst box office debuts of all time

Rose's social media post primarily focused on speculation that Sweeney is a conservative. In 2023, fans called out the actress for sharing photos from a family party where select attendees wore MAGA-inspired material, two years before she courted controversy for starring in a Donald Trump-praised American Eagle ad that used language many interpreted as promoting eugenics for playing on the words "good genes" and "good jeans."

"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 wrote on Threads. "For [Sweeney's] 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." ****** has reached out to representatives for Sweeney for a reaction to Rose's post.

Rose's post also referenced Sweeney's reaction to *Christy*'s disastrous box office performance, after the film opened to a paltry $600 per-screen average upon opening at approximately 2,184 theaters domestically.

"If Christy gave even one woman the courage to take her first step toward safety, then we will have succeeded. So yes I'm proud. Why? Because we don't always just make art for numbers, we make it for impact," Sweeney wrote on Instagram. "And Christy has been the most impactful project of my life. Thank you Christy. I love you."

Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin in 'Christy'.

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Before addressing *Christy*'s box office failure, Sweeney also spoke out about the American Eagle scandal and the MAGA party controversy.

"I was aware of the numbers as it was going. So when I saw all the headlines of in-store visits were down a certain percentage, none of it was true," Sweeney later told *GQ* of reports that American Eagle's stock numbers went up amid the controversy.

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"It was all made up, but nobody could say anything because [the company was] in their quiet period," the 28-year-old observed. "So it was all just a lot of talk. And because I knew at the end of the day what that ad was for, and it was great jeans, it didn't affect me one way or the other."

Sweeney earlier told *Variety* in 2023 that people had "misinterpretations" of the headline-making party's alleged MAGA attendees, claiming that "the people in the pictures weren't even my family."

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