Ruby Rose is opening up about a chapter of her life she has never discussed publicly. On the Off the Vine podcast with Kaitlyn Bristowe, the actress revealed that when she was 15, she was accused of murdering a 4-year-old boy after finding him injured on a playground slide. She carried him inside, adults performed CPR, and he was rushed to the hospital, where he later died after being removed from life support. The next day, police questioned her at her high school.
What eventually cleared Rose was the boy’s older brother, who had been suffering from dissociative amnesia after witnessing the accident. When his memories returned, he told authorities the death was a tragic accident, not a crime. Rose was cleared of any wrongdoing. Still, the boy’s mother did not want her at the funeral. As Rose put it, everyone went except her.
The story comes years after Rose stepped back from Hollywood following a spinal injury on the set of Batwoman. It’s a raw look at grief, false accusation, and how a child’s recovered memory changed everything. What do you think about Rose sharing this story now?
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