Ruby Rose has apparently decided that the most productive use of her 2024 is relitigating a music video from 2012.
In a recent interview, the Australian actor claimed Katy Perry treated her like a piece of furniture on the set of the "Part of Me" video, which is a bold accusation given that the entire aesthetic of that era was basically "military surplus meets glitter." For those who somehow blocked this from memory, the video featured Perry enlisting in the Marines after a breakup, because nothing says healing like a buzzcut and a court-martial.
Rose appeared as a fellow recruit, presumably standing near Perry and looking appropriately brooding.
According to Rose, that proximity came with a side of being ignored.
Rose described the experience as being treated like a prop rather than a person, which, to be fair, is roughly how Hollywood treats anyone who isn't the person singing the chorus.
The video was a massive hit, racking up hundreds of millions of views, and it launched approximately zero additional acting careers for anyone standing in the background.
Perry, for her part, has not responded, because she is currently busy being a judge on a singing competition and probably not losing sleep over a 12-year-old grudge.
This is the celebrity feud equivalent of finding out your college roommate still complains about you at parties.
At some point, the statute of limitations on pop star slights has to kick in.
What makes this whole thing funny is that Rose has been in approximately 400 projects since then and has plenty of current things to discuss.
Choosing to die on the "Katy Perry didn't say hi to me on set" hill is a choice, and it's the kind of choice that makes you wonder if there's a publicist somewhere quietly updating their LinkedIn.
The internet, as always, handled it with the grace of a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving.
Half the replies were "who asked," and the other half were people digging up old clips to prove that actually, Rose seemed fine in the video.
There's also the small matter that "Part of Me" came out when both women were at very different points in their careers.
Perry was in the middle of a record-breaking run of number-one singles.
Rose was a working actor trying to get screen time in a five-minute music video.
Expecting equal treatment on that set is like expecting the guy holding the boom mic to get a producer credit.
The real lesson here is that if you're ever cast in a pop video, manage your expectations.
You are there to make the star look good, not to become best friends.
In the end, this is a story about two famous people and one very old music video that nobody was thinking about until someone brought it up.
It's a slow news day wearing a leather jacket. **Our take:** Rose is entitled to her feelings, but airing a decade-old grievance about a music video is the celebrity equivalent of subtweeting your high school bully.
Final Thoughts
Perry will be fine, Rose will be fine, and the rest of us will go back to pretending we remember anything about the "Part of Me" video besides the haircut.