Mark Ruffalo Eviscerates Ellisons' Paramount Merger, Citing Gaza Genocide

Key Points:

• Mark Ruffalo criticized the Ellison family and their Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, accusing their business ties of contributing to Israel’s "genocide" in Gaza, and highlighted concerns over job losses in Hollywood due to the merger.
• Paramount responded by condemning Ruffalo's remarks as antisemitic and an inappropriate use of terms like "genocide" and "apartheid," emphasizing their commitment to acceptance and urging a focus on legal merits rather than rhetoric.
• Ruffalo shared a video of Oracle executive Safra Catz boasting about providing "profoundly scary technologies" to support the Israeli military, linking Oracle's involvement to Larry Ellison’s funding of the Warner Bros. acquisition.
• The actor warned that the merger would consolidate media power, harm workers, reduce competition, and increase cable costs, citing a potential loss of 4,500 direct filmmaking jobs and 10,000 ancillary jobs in Los Angeles County.
• Paramount called for lowering tensions and urged that the merger be judged fairly, while Ruffalo and 12 state Attorneys General continue efforts to block the deal on antitrust grounds.