Ruby Roses Batwoman Fallout Explained All Allegations & Updates

Ruby Rose’s Batwoman Fallout Explained: All Allegations & Updates

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1 Ruby Rose’s Batwoman Fallout Explained: All Allegations & Updates

Actor Ruby Rose spoke out regarding the real reason she quit the Arrowverse Batwoman series, alleging that horrific abuse occurred behind the scenes.

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The set of Batwoman was awash with abusive behavior, according to allegations made by the series’ former lead Ruby Rose, leading many to examine the timeline of events leading to Rose’s departure. The genderfluid Australian actor now claims that sexual harassment and emotional abuse were commonplace behind the scenes of the superhero series. Rose further claimed that the series’ producers were indifferent to the dangers posed by the COVID-19 scandal and the injuries experienced by Rose, the stunt team and the production crew.

Ruby Rose originally played the role of Batwoman in the 2018 Arrowverse crossover event Elseworlds before going on to star in a solo series devoted to Batman’s cousin, Kate Kane, as she took up his vigil to protect Gotham City. Rose announced that she was leaving the series shortly after the Batwoman season 1 finale aired, but did not specify her reasons for doing so. Rose went on to offer various explanations for why she quit over the year that followed, culminating in the explosive revelation that she had been in fear for her life and that she only stayed as long as she did because she had been told that “the whole crew and cast would be fired” if Rose did not cooperate with the studio.

Unfortunately, there is no way to independently verify many of Rose’s claims, due to the allegations involving behind-the-scenes information and private medical data. However, it is possible to build a timeline of what information is publicly known. This helps to put Rose’s allegations in context and offers a better sense of the scope of her claims.

July 19, 2019 – Ruby Rose Cancels SDCC Appearance Due To Work On Batwoman

Ruby Rose had originally been scheduled to appear at SDCC 2019 as part of the build-up to Batwoman’s premiere. Unfortunately, a change in the production schedule for Batwoman season 1 reportedly forced Ruby Rose to cancel her SDCC appearance. Rose filmed a video for her Instagram account, explaining that “we tried everything that we could humanly to be there.” Rose now claims that the Batwoman producers forced her to film the announcement that she wouldn’t be at SDCC, making her the face of the cancellation. Rose also claimed that the producers threatened to “be silent” regarding who was responsible for the cancellation and that the SDCC attendees would “turn up to find out on the day I wasn’t there” if Rose didn’t make the video. Rose was also instructed to hide the scar from her recent spinal surgery.

August 6, 2019 – Supergirl Cameo In Batwoman Season 1 Announced

Before the premiere of Batwoman season 1 aired, it was announced that Melissa Benoist would make an appearance as Kara Zor-El at some point during season 1 as part of a crossover with Supergirl. A friendship between the Maid of Might and the Scarlet Knight had been established during the Elseworlds event and it was hoped the two would be able to team-up again in the tradition of Batman and Superman joining forces in the comics. While this cameo was later cancelled due to COVID-19 complications, it is worth mentioning given its relevance to one of Rose’s claims regarding how the Batwoman producers handled the pandemic.

September 29, 2019 – Ruby Rose Confirms Spinal Surgery Following Batwoman Stunt Injury

On September 29, 2019, shortly before the first episode of Batwoman revealed Kate Kane’s Arrowverse origin, Rose broke her silence regarding how she had had emergency spinal surgery at some point before her scheduled SDCC 2019 appearance, necessitated by a devastating on-set injury that was initially covered up. Rose confirmed the emergency surgery with a video on Instagram in response to fans who asked about the visible scars in Rose’s private photos. At the time, Rose said only that she herniated two of her discs doing stunts and nearly severed her spine, with Batwoman not being mentioned directly in the original posting.

October 24, 2019 – Rose Announces Reduced Stunt Work

Roughly one month later, Rose announced that she would be reducing the amount of future stunt work she personally did on Batwoman. This was was said to be due to her recent injury and the actor thinking, “Maybe I don’t have to do everything?” However, now that she’s no longer beholden to Batwoman, Ruby Rose clarified and said it was because she had been fearful of doing more complicated stunts given the producers’ negligent attitude toward her and on-set safety in general.

March 15, 2020 – Batwoman Crew Member Paralyzed By On-Set Accident

On March 15, 2020, news broke that Amanda Smith, a production assistant on the Batwoman series, was injured when a telehandler bucket landed on her head from above, causing severe spinal injuries. Despite emergency spinal surgery, Smith was left paralyzed from the waist down. Rose made specific reference to the accident on the Batwoman set while detailing her contention that the Batwoman set was an unsafe work environment, noting that Smith’s friends had to start a GoFundMe to pay her medical bills after the CW investigation blamed Smith for her own injuries because she was on the phone at the time of her accident. Rose dismissed this excuse, however, noting that production assistants “work via phones,” and that most of the crew were continually distracted due to worries over the COVID-19 pandemic at that time.

May 11, 2020 – Batwoman Showrunner Confirms Finale Plans Altered By Pandemic

In the build-up to Batwoman’s season 1 finale, showrunner Caroline Dries confirmed that the plans for Batwoman’s original season 1 ending had to be changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally, Batwoman season 1 had been scheduled to have a full 22-episode run, after having an additional nine episodes being added to its original 13-episode order. However, episode 20 was rewritten at the last moment to become the season finale after government restrictions made it impossible to finish shooting the final two episodes of Batwoman season 1. The air date of Batwoman’s season 1 finale, May 17, was announced less than two weeks earlier on May 6, 2020, suggesting production on the series was continuing to the last minute, as Rose’s allegations claimed.

May 17, 2020 – Reports Indicate Batwoman Barely Finished Shooting New Finale Ahead Of Government Shutdown

The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread delays across the entertainment industry, from summer movies and theater closings to production on television series. While most of the Arrowverse series were forced to cut their 2019-2020 seasons short because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Batwoman was the last to stop filming according to Ruby Rose. This seems to be confirmed by one report regarding the rush to finish the finales of Supergirl and Batwoman from the day the final episodes of Supergirl season 5 and Batwoman season 1 aired. Reportedly, at the same time Melissa Benoist was recording ADR in her closet via Skype, Batwoman was still shooting new scenes on set. Again, this seems to confirm Ruby Rose’s allegations that Batwoman continued filming until the Canadian government was forced to shut them down.

May 18, 2020 – Batwoman Showrunner Confirms Cut Supergirl Scene

One day after Batwoman’s season 1 finale, showrunner Caroline Dries spoke about how the planned Supergirl Batwoman season 1 cameo was cancelled due to COVID-19 filming restrictions. According to Dries, the two Arrowverse superheroes were supposed to appear in a photo together, with the frame concealing the Kryptonite shard Supergirl gave Batwoman during Crisis on Infinite Earths, but there was no way to get Ruby Rose and Melissa Benoist together to take the photo. This seems to contradict earlier reports that Benoist would be playing Supergirl in a Batwoman season 1 episode and begs the question of why they couldn’t create a composite shot of the two actors using digital editing software if both shows were still in production at that time that the photo needed to be taken.

May 19, 2020 – Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman

Two days after the Batwoman season 1 finale aired, Ruby Rose announced her exit from the series. No specific reasons were given, but it was speculated in the press that it was due to complications from Rose’s surgery. It was also thought that Rose might have grown tired of the pressures of the role and the criticism that she received from some Batwoman fans who objected to a non-Jewish actor portraying a Jewish character.

May 20, 2020 – Ruby Rose Exit From Batwoman Reveals Rumors Of On-Set Tension

One day after Ruby Rose announced that she was leaving Batwoman, an anonymous source told TVLine that Rose’s departure from Batwoman wasn’t entirely her idea and wasn’t entirely amicable. The source, described only as being close to the production, described Ruby Rose’s exit from Batwoman as “a breakup,” alleging that Rose “wasn’t happy working on the show” and that “everyone decided it would be in the best interests of the show, and for all concerned, if they parted ways.” This contradicted statements made by both Ruby Rose and the Batwoman showrunners at the time.

May 27, 2020 – Rose Breaks Silence On Departure, But Offers No Explanation

Roughly one week after announcing her Arrowverse exit, Ruby Rose released another video to Instagram. Rose expressed a deep love for her fans and made reference to the mystery of her departure, explaining, “I have stayed silent because that’s my choice for now but know I adore you all.” However, Rose still did not offer any reason for quitting Batwoman despite the mention of staying silent implying there was a larger, untold story.

August 11, 2020 – Ruby Rose Said COVID-19 Pandemic Influenced Her Decision

In a profile with EW in August 2020, Ruby Rose said the coronavirus pandemic had been a factor in the decision to leave Batwoman. Rose noted that she had one back to work on Batwoman ten days after surgery and that the recovery time and quarantine had led to some soul-searching about her career. Rose also specifically praised the Batwoman producers, saying “I respect them so much and they’ve been so respectful to me.”

March 10, 2021 – Ruby Rose Claims To Be Open To Returning To Batwoman

In a March 2021 interview, Ruby Rose spoke about the possibility of returning to play Kate Kane on Batwoman in a guest role. Rose was highly complimentary of the new Batwoman lead, Javicia Leslie, and said that she “would totally do it” provided it didn’t step on the toes of the new Batwoman. At the time, many thought this might be teasing Ruby Rose’s return to the role for the second half of Batwoman season 2. In the end, the role of Kate Kane was recast, with Wallis Day taking over the part.

July 14, 2021 – Ruby Rose Claimed She Quit Batwoman Because Of Latex Allergy

Ruby Rose gave fans another reason for leaving the Arrowverse series Batwoman in July 2021, during an interview on the Australian radio show The Kyle & Jackie O Show. During the filming of Batwoman, it was discovered that Ruby Rose had a latex allergy. This caused the actor’s face to break out in hives repeatedly as the Batwoman cowl was entirely made out of latex. This may explain why the design of Batwoman’s cowl in Batwoman season 1 changed at one point but it seems odd the show’s producers wouldn’t try to find another solution given the ready availability of costuming and makeup alternatives for those that are allergic to latex.

October 20, 2021 – Ruby Rose Alleges Terrible Treatment On Batwoman Set

On October 20, 2021, Ruby Rose released a post to her Instagram account, outlining a culture of harassment and abuse at Warner Bros. as her real reason for leaving Batwoman. Rose detailed how she was forced to return to work just ten days after her emergency spinal surgery, with former Warner Bros. Television Studios president, Peter Roth, having reportedly threatened to fire the entire cast and crew of Batwoman if Rose didn’t return to work immediately. Rose also claimed that Roth repeatedly engaged in acts of sexual harassment, making women steam his pants around the crotch while he was still wearing them, as well as alleging that Roth had hired a private investigator to follow Rose.

Rose further claimed that she and Amanda Smith were not the only members of the Batwoman crew to suffer injuries and that one crew member got third-degree burns all over their body and the rest of the crew was made to go back to work filming a sex scene, “without a minute to process.” Rose claimed another two stunt doubles were lost over the course of Batwoman season 1. Rose painted a picture of Batwoman’s producers being callous and neglectful, claiming that showrunner Caroline Dries only came to the set four to five times over the course of the season, and one of those trips was to ask Rose to tell the press that her injuries were caused by yoga. Rose concluded her message by accusing actor Dougray Scott (who played Jacob Kane) of treating women badly behind the scenes of Batwoman and calling Camrus Johnson (who plays Luke Fox) an “egomaniac kid,” recalling that he blamed her for the filming delays caused by her surgery.

October 20, 2021 – WB Calls Ruby Rose’s Batwoman Allegations “Revisionist History”

Warner Bros. was quick to respond to Ruby Rose’s allegations, with a statement released later that same day. Describing the complaints Rose aimed at the Batwoman producers, cast and crew, and studio as “revisionist history,” the brief statement alleged that Warner Bros. Television decided not to engage Ruby Rose for Batwoman season 2 due to “multiple complaints about workplace behavior.” The details were not outlined, but were said to have been “handled privately out of respect for all concerned.”

October 20, 2021 – Dougray Scott Denies Ruby Rose’s Abuse Claims

Dougray Scott responded to Ruby Rose’s accusations of abuse in a statement to The Wrap. The actor, who left the role of Jacob Kane after Batwoman season 2, denied Rose’s claims, saying they were “entirely made up and never happened.” Scott also backed the official Warner Bros. Television statement that Ruby Rose had faced multiple complaints regarding her workplace behavior.

October 21, 2021 – Camrus Johnson Responds To Ruby Rose’s Accusations

One day after Ruby Rose’s explosive accusations outlining her real reasons for leaving Batwoman, actor Camrus Johnson (who plays Luke Fox/Batwing) released his own statement via his personal Twitter account. Johnson said that “a lot of lies were spread today” in regard to Rose’s comments. Johnson further alleged that Ruby Rose had been fired from Batwoman rather than walking away from the series. With what is clearly a complicated and tumultuous situation, it wouldn’t be surprising if more allegations regarding the Batwoman production were to come to light in the coming weeks.

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