Ruffalo Faces Antisemitism Accusation Over Paramount Merger Criticism

Actor Mark Ruffalo intensified his public opposition to the proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery on August 21, 2026, posting a social media video that linked the deal to Oracle's technology contracts with the Israeli military. The move prompted Paramount to accuse the actor of invoking "antisemitic tropes," a charge Ruffalo forcefully rejected the following day. The controversy began when Ruffalo shared a clip of Oracle Executive Vice Chair Safra Catz discussing "profoundly scary technologies" the company developed for Israel following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks.