Sydney Sweeney defends herself against trolls with a boxing training montage

Leave Sydney Sweeney alone! Otherwise she may have to take care of you herself.

The euphoria And Everyone but you In a video posted on Instagram on Friday, the actress came down hard on her haters and initially made a lot of nasty comments about her looks. Comments like “pretty grumpy” and “she has a terrible body” flash across the screen, accompanied by the Bloodstone song “Natural High.” The video then abruptly switches to an intense training montage of Sweeney lifting weights, boxing and flipping giant tires, set to Joey Valence and Brae’s “OK.”

“Look at this,” the duo raps, “I look good.”

The comments appear to come from responses to paparazzi photos posted a day earlier. The photos were taken from afar and show Sweeney in a bikini, lounging by the pool at her Florida home. While some online trolls criticized the actress’s looks, other observers rushed to her defense, denouncing the lewd and misogynistic undertones of the comments and accusing the photos themselves of violating privacy.

The final image of Sweeney’s video is the name “Christy Martin” written in glittery pink letters. Sweeney has been promoting an upcoming biopic about the boxer for months, and posted an update in October that showed her flexing her newly acquired biceps in a curly brunette wig.

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Martin is a legendary figure in the sport, having a career total of 49 wins, seven losses and three draws, according to the World Boxing Association. In November, Sweeney shared a picture of Martin herself with a caption in which she described the film as “a testament to resilience, survival and finding the strength to keep fighting.” I can’t wait for you all to see it – not just because I’m proud of the transformation and the work I put into it, but because Christy’s story deserves to be told.

“And yes,” Sweeney concluded, “you’re going to see me kick some serious ass.”

Celeste O’Connor and Isabela Merced, who starred alongside Sweeney in the superhero film Madam WebBoth showed Sweeney’s support in the comments on her Instagram post on Friday. Merced wrote: “The thing is, these people would never say it in person. Too much fear. But if they ever did? Best believe it’s hands,” while O’Connor simply commented, “SO baller omfggggggg.”

In a group interview for Madam Web Earlier this year, O’Connor gave insight into Sweeney’s diligence in preparing for her roles, quipping: “Sydney was our training.” outside the stunt rehearsal. She sent us a schedule of all the Pilates classes she had reserved for the week and said, “All right, girls!” That’s what we’re doing!’ I have her to thank for this body.