{"id":290069,"date":"2025-11-14T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/290069\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T00:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:01:10","slug":"boxer-christy-martin-defends-sydney-sweeney-after-film-flops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/290069\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxer Christy Martin Defends Sydney Sweeney After Film Flops"},"content":{"rendered":"

The real-life subject of Sydney Sweeney<\/a>\u2019s new movie is speaking out on the \u201cEuphoria\u201d actor\u2019s behalf following criticism of her performance. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday, former professional boxer Christy Martin shared a photo<\/a> of her and Sweeney on the set of \u201cChristy,\u201d which hit theaters last week. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been a fighter. My life reflected that in every way and now I fight for others,\u201d Martin wrote in the caption. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to note: \u201cSo I want to be clear about who Syd is. She is my friend and ally!\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin\u2019s post came a day after actor Ruby Rose<\/a>, best known for Netflix<\/a>\u2019s \u201cOrange Is the New Black,\u201d blasted<\/a> Sweeney\u2019s portrayal of Martin in \u201cChristy\u201d while acknowledging she\u2019d once been attached to the biopic herself. <\/p>\n

\"FormerFormer professional boxer Christy Martin, left, is the subject of the new biopic “Christy,” starring Sydney Sweeney. <\/p>\n

Michael Buckner via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone had experience with the core material. Most of us were actually gay. It\u2019s part of why I stayed in acting,\u201d Rose wrote on Threads<\/a>. \u201cFor her PR to talk about it flopping and saying SS did it for the \u2018people.\u2019 None of \u2018the people\u2019 want to see someone who hates them, parading around pretending to be us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing Sweeney directly, she continued: \u201cYou\u2019re a cretin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Directed by David Mich\u00f4d<\/a>, \u201cChristy\u201d details Martin\u2019s astonishing rise in the world of 1990s women\u2019s boxing. The film doesn\u2019t shy away from the queer athlete\u2019s sexuality as well as her experiences with addiction and domestic violence, most notably in her marriage to husband and trainer Jim Martin, played by Ben Foster. <\/p>\n

Though \u201cChristy\u201d garnered<\/a> mostly positive reviews<\/a> following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, the movie raked in just $1.3 million<\/a> at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend. Many outlets suggested the film\u2019s lackluster performance was the result of lingering backlash<\/a> to Sweeney\u2019s controversial American Eagle ad campaign<\/a>, unveiled in July, as well as her reported political views<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Sweeney, however, has brushed aside the criticism and insisted she\u2019s \u201cdeeply proud\u201d of her performance in \u201cChristy.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u201cwe all signed on to this film with the belief that christy\u2019s story could save lives,\u201d she wrote on Instagram<\/a> Monday. \u201cthank you to everyone who saw, felt, and believed and will believe in this story for years to come. if christy gave even one woman the courage to take her first step toward safety, then we will have succeeded.\u201d<\/p>\n