{"id":259486,"date":"2026-08-25T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/mark-ruffalo-facing-antisemitism-accusation-what-did-he-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:56:15","slug":"mark-ruffalo-facing-antisemitism-accusation-what-did-he-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/mark-ruffalo-facing-antisemitism-accusation-what-did-he-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Ruffalo Facing &#8216;Antisemitism&#8217; Accusation: What Did He Say?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like thousands of others in the entertainment industry, Mark Ruffalo is speaking out against the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.<\/p>\n<p>In response, he is being accused of disparaging the Jewish people.<\/p>\n<p>Actual antisemitism is insidious and widespread. But, lately, so are false allegations of that same bigotry.<\/p>\n<p>What did Mark say? How has he responded to the backlash?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Ruffalo in January of 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-561744 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Ruffalo attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 09, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-did-mark-ruffalo-say\">What did Mark Ruffalo say?<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, August 21, Mark Ruffalo \u2014 famous for everything from <em>13 Going On 30<\/em> to the MCU to <em>The Normal Heart<\/em>, but also for his activism \u2014 shared a lengthy message to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/markruffalo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> Story.<\/p>\n<p>He took aim at Larry Ellison, a backer of the Trump regime and the co-founder of Oracle. His son, David Ellison, recently acquired Paramount Global through a controversial merger. After gutting CBS and other controversial changes, they\u2019re trying to absorb Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to an Oracle statement that we\u2019ll share in a moment, Mark warned: \u201cThese \u2018really profoundly scary technologies\u2019 will most likely be merged into one of the largest media conglomerates in the world and one day used on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then pointed out: \u201cLook how [Catz] revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark encouraged fans and followers to oppose the merger. He accurately warned that it would be \u201ccatastrophic for our film industry\u201d on every level from job losses to cost for consumers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-597x1024.png\" alt=\"Mark Ruffalo's August 21, 2026 Instagram Story.\" class=\"wp-image-561738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-597x1024.png 597w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-175x300.png 175w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-560x960.png 560w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-630x1080.png 630w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-700x1200.png 700w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-597x1024.png\" alt=\"Mark Ruffalo's August 21, 2026 Instagram Story.\" class=\"wp-image-561738 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-597x1024.png 597w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-175x300.png 175w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-560x960.png 560w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-630x1080.png 630w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01-700x1200.png 700w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This Instagram Story post by Mark Ruffalo ignited a firestorm and even allegations of antisemitism. Why?<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-did-an-oracle-exec-say-about-helping-israel\">What did an Oracle exec say about helping Israel?<\/h2>\n<p>Before we get into the allegations of antisemitism in Mark\u2019s post, we should go into the clip that he included in his post.<\/p>\n<p>The short video features comments from Safra Catz, the Executive Vice Chair of Oracle.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, she claimed that Oracle possesses \u201creally profoundly scary technologies\u201d and suggested that the company had helped the government of Israel wage its brutal campaign of mass death and terror against the people of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Many framed this as an admission to aiding and abetting in crimes against humanity. It seems unlikely that Catz intended for it to be such.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous companies have been caught rendering aid to the Israeli government and\/or military. Very few have been recorded admitting to it with such malevolent glee, however.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"hwer-MXtB7I\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hwer-MXtB7I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Oracle executive confirms new 'scary technologies' available to Israeli military\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hwer-MXtB7I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Oracle executive confirms new 'scary technologies' available to Israeli military\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Oracle executive confirms new 'scary technologies' available to Israeli military\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-he-accused-of-antisemitism\">Why is he accused of antisemitism?<\/h2>\n<p>A spokesperson for David Ellison told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/paramount-responds-mark-ruffalo-merger-attack-israel-1236840552\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/em> that the company feels \u201ctroubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute.\u201d (It is unclear which tropes this refers to.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords like \u2018genocide\u2019 and \u2018apartheid,\u2019 applied to a corporate transaction, aren\u2019t just wrong \u2014 they\u2019re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis doesn\u2019t deserve a response in kind,\u201d the spokesperson continued. \u201cAnd to be clear, we don\u2019t tolerate prejudice of any kind, against anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though many online have pointed out that the syntax sounds like AI slop, we tend to caution folks against leveling that accusation unless they are certain. Some people just <em>talk like that<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We want to note that it seems clear that Mark was referring to Israel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/gwyneth-paltrow-advertises-1mil-condos-israel-during-genocide-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an apartheid state<\/a>, and the ongoing genocide that it is committing against Palestinians. It is not our understanding that he was equating a corporate merger by a company <em>linked <\/em>to that genocide to crimes against humanity. But what does he have to say?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of a tweet by Mark Ruffalo on August 22, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-561739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_tweet_01.png 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_tweet_01-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of a tweet by Mark Ruffalo on August 22, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-561739 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_tweet_01.png 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_tweet_01-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0825_markruffalo_tweet_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After false allegations of antisemitism were hurled in his direction after he criticized the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, Mark Ruffalo tweeted this response.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-did-mark-ruffalo-respond-to-the-smear-campaign\">How did Mark Ruffalo respond to the smear campaign?<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkRuffalo\/status\/2091236072311165311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a> on Saturday, August 22, Mark responded to the baseless allegations of antisemitism and redirected the conversation to how Larry and David Ellison are a threat to freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle\u2019s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary,\u201d he began accurately. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO, and Warner Bros.,\u201d he warned. \u201cBacked in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark affirmed his love for the Jewish community, emphasizing: \u201cCriticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In reality, it is deeply antisemitic to pretend that criticizing the atrocities of Israel is somehow antisemitic. Israel is a country. There are Jews all over the world who have been and continue to be vocal critics of its war crimes, its government, and its very existence as an apartheid state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/mark-ruffalo-accused-antisemitism-paramount-warner-bros-merger-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes Like thousands of others in the entertainment industry, Mark Ruffalo is speaking out against the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. In response, he is being accused of disparaging the Jewish people. Actual antisemitism is insidious and widespread. But, lately, so are false allegations of that same bigotry. What did Mark say? 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