Ruby Rose played the lead role in The CW’s Batwoman for one season before dropping out. Now she fully reveals why, and it’s pretty damning.
Actor Ruby Rose played the lead character of Kate Kane on The CW’s Batwoman for its first season, but then dropped out, citing long working hours. Javicia Leslie replaced her at the head of the show for season 2, but the question of what really inspired Rose to leave never quite went away; I don’t think most folk were satisfied with Rose’s initial explanation.
Well, and NDA must have expired or something, because Rose just unloaded on the show and its producers on her Instagram, laying out some pretty serious allegations. A summary:
- Rose has a lot to say about network executive Peter Roth, who she says made girls steam his pants close to his crotch while he was still wearing them, and that he hired a private investigator to scrutinize Rose after she left the series.
- Rose says that Roth forced her back to work very soon after she sustained serious injuries, and that the entire crew would be fired if she didn’t comply. She the X-rays and images of herself in a hospital bed to back it up.
- Rose wasn’t the only one who got injured. She recalls numerous stunt people being hurt, including one who was burned very badly in front of everyone. The network did not offer anyone therapy for it.
- Rose says that showrunner Caroline Dries visited the set very infrequently and that she was rushing to finish the season as other sets were shutting down due to COVID.
And so on.
A lot of this is very serious and may result in some kind of investigation at The CW. We’ll see what happens.
UPDATE: Here’s what happens: According to Deadline, Warner Bros. Television came out with it’s own statement denying Rose’s claims:
"Despite the revisionist history that Ruby Rose is now sharing online aimed at the producers, the cast and crew, the network, and the Studio, the truth is that Warner Bros. Television had decided not to exercise its option to engage Ruby for season two of Batwoman based on multiple complaints about workplace behavior that were extensively reviewed and handled privately out of respect for all concerned."
And now we’ll see what happens.
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h/t Forbes