'Batwoman' actress Ruby Rose leaves Twitter after fan backlash

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• Ruby Rose was announced to play Batwoman on the CW's "Arrowverse" in early August.
• The character, Kate Kane, is a bisexual superhero.
• Fans were split over the casting news. 
• Due to backlash and criticism over Rose's casting, the actress deleted her Twitter account.

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Just days after being cast as Batwoman in the "Arrowverse," Ruby Rose leaves social media amid fan backlash.

Last month, it was revealed that The CW was developing a new spinoff series centered on Kate Kane, aka Batwoman, an iconic superhero from Batman's corner of the DC Universe. While it wasn't surprising the network was considering another DC Comics-related TV show, especially considering that they already air six of them, what was surprising was the character they chose to pursue.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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