Ruffalo Faces Backlash Over Antisemitic Messaging in Merger Debate
Jewish advocacy groups accuse Mark Ruffalo of spreading antisemitic tropes in posts about Paramount Skydance’s planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount condemned the rhetoric, and Ruffalo pushed back after the company’s statement. The dispute centers on a year-old clip of board member Safra Catz and Ruffalo’s claims about Larry Ellison funding the deal, with critics arguing that invoking Israel in this context normalizes antisemitic tropes and crosses from criticism into prejudice.