The Brigade Condemns Mark Ruffalo for Using 'Antisemitic Tropes'
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- An entertainment industry group called The Brigade, including prominent producers Haim Saban, Lawrence Bender, and Teddy Schwarzman, condemned Mark Ruffalo's opposition to Paramount’s leadership merger with Warner Bros. Discovery as rooted in antisemitic tropes.
- The Brigade criticized Ruffalo for singling out Jewish executives and invoking Israel in his critique, calling such rhetoric antisemitic and harmful to the Jewish community.
- Ruffalo had highlighted Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s ties to the Israeli military in his opposition to the merger, prompting backlash including a Paramount spokesperson labeling his remarks antisemitic, which Ruffalo strongly denied.
- The Brigade's statement aligns with condemnation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, though some Hollywood figures like Hannah Einbinder have defended Ruffalo and dismissed the antisemitism claims as unfounded.
- The Brigade emphasized the ongoing danger of antisemitic conspiracy theories and pledged to continue opposing hate speech targeting Jewish individuals in the entertainment industry.
