The Orange Is The New Black actress, Ruby Rose was blasted by fans after cosying up for a photo with the boxer, Floyd Mayweather who previously pleaded guilty to domestic violence.
Actress faces online backlash after posing with Floyd Mayweather
Ruby Rose came fire today after sharing a snap of herself with Floyd Mayweather on Instagram
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The 29-year-old sporting a skull print top, captioned the image: "@floydmayweather the champ!".
The undefeated American, 38, beamed as he placed his arm around actress, after they met for the first time at his Las Vegas gym.
Ruby's 4.2 million followers were far from impressed by her new friend, and questioned why she was showing him support.
One wrote: "Sorry @rubyrose I gotta unfollow you now. @floydmayweather is a serial batterer of women and I can't support anyone who ignores that."
Two others stated: "I was hoping she would remove this [the picture] also. Unfollowing," and: "Unfollow. That's a shame."
Someone else added: "Very disappointing to see this… I lost a great amount of respect for you with this picture."
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