Ruby Rose Slams "Batwoman" Over Toxic Environment, Warner Bros. TV Claps Back: Report

BY Erika Marie 4.5K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
VALERIE MACON / Contributor / Getty Images
Ruby Rose
She went after the network, cast, production—but Warner Bros. TV suggests her accounts are "revisionist history."

Following her mysterious exit from Batwoman last year, Ruby Rose is now unleashing about her time on set. After only one season, Rose shared in May 2020 that she would no longer don the latex suit on the CW series. There wasn't much sai about her departure at the time, but this week, the actress has gone back and forth with Warner Bros. Television.

“I have made the very difficult decision to not return to Batwoman next season,” the actress said in a statement last year. “This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for the cast, crew and everyone involved with the show in both Vancouver and in Los Angeles.” 

Bauzen / Contributor / Getty Images

Now, Rose has reportedly accused the cast, production, CW, and Warner Bros. Television of facilitating an unsafe work environment. "Please to my dear fans, stop asking if I will return to that awful show," she wrote on her Instagram Story. "I wouldn't return for any amount of money nor if a gun were to my head."

Rose noted that an accident on set left a production assistant severely injured and now she is a quadriplegic. "They tried to blame it on her being on her phone," said Rose. "Her accident occurred because our show refused to shut down when everyone else did because of Covid." Rose also accused her co-star of injuring a stunt double and alleged that her peers complained about her, forcing her off of the series.

Warner Bros. Television, however, issued a statement of their own, denying Rose's allegations. They called her account of events "revisionist history" and stated that she was axed after “multiple complaints about workplace behavior." Rose's co-star Dougray Scott also refuted her allegations.

“I absolutely and completely refute the defamatory and damaging claims made against me by her; they are entirely made up and never happened," he said.

[via][via]


About The Author
Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.