Overview
- Christy Martin posted on Instagram praising Sydney Sweeney's work on the film and calling her "my friend and ally."
- Ruby Rose wrote on Threads that Sweeney was an "idiot" who "ruined" the movie and said the casting drove away queer audiences.
- The biopic opened in the United States on November 7 and has been reported as a box-office flop.
- Rose says she had been attached to an earlier version with more queer creatives and called the original screenplay "incredible" and "life-changing."
- Sweeney faced prior backlash over an American Eagle campaign, reports of Republican registration, and public praise from President Donald Trump, which shaped audience perceptions.