Paramount accused Mark Ruffalo of perpetuating anti-Semitic stereotypes through comments about the merger with Warner Bros

Paramount Skydance reacted to actor Mark Ruffalo's comments, accusing him of perpetuating anti-Semitic stereotypes regarding the company's merger with Warner Bros Discovery. A spokesperson for Paramount stated that the use of terms like "genocide" and "apartheid" in the context of a corporate transaction is unacceptable and trivializes real suffering.

The merger, considered to have profound political implications, could provide control over CNN, a network perceived as favorable to the Democratic Party, while Paramount's CEO, David Ellison, is associated with the Republican Party. Ruffalo criticized the deal on Instagram, mentioning Larry Ellison's ties to the Israeli military and warning about the excessive power that would be gained through the merger. The actor argued that the transaction could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs in the film industry, calling it a consolidation of elite influence.