Mark Ruffalo Rejects Paramount’s Claim His Anti-Merger Comments Were “Antisemitic”: “My Views Should Never Be Interpreted as Hostility Toward Jewish People”

Actor Mark Ruffalo has publicly rejected claims by Paramount that his recent comments regarding a proposed studio merger were antisemitic. Ruffalo, a vocal opponent of David Ellison-led studio's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., insisted that his views should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people.

The controversy arose after Ruffalo targeted Larry Ellison—father of David Ellison—and his company Oracle, specifically pointing to their business ties with the Israeli military. The actor's criticism of the corporate merger thus intersected with geopolitical technology contracts, prompting the studio's accusation and Ruffalo's subsequent defense.