Ruby Rose has launched an excoriating attack on "cretin" Sydney Sweeney.

The 39-year-old actress has lashed out at the Euphoria actress on the social media platform Threads for her portrayal of boxer and domestic abuse survivor Christy Martin in the biopic Christy – which has flopped during its opening weekend at the box office.

Ruby claims that she was originally set to play Christy, who she calls 'Cherry' in her post, and claimed that the original line-up was almost entirely queer before suggesting that Sydney "hates gay people".

The Orange Is the New Black star 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

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