Jewish Creatives and Thinkers Defend Mark Ruffalo Against Antisemitism Accusations Amid Paramount-Warner Bros Merger Criticism
Over 170 prominent Jewish artists, writers, creative professionals, faith leaders, and thinkers, including Naomi Klein, have signed an open letter titled 'Enough!' in support of actor Mark Ruffalo. Ruffalo faced accusations of antisemitism after criticizing the proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). His criticism highlighted the connections between Paramount Skydance, owned by David Ellison, and Oracle, a technology company owned by Ellison's father, Larry Ellison. Oracle has supplied software to the Israel Defense Forces for decades. Ruffalo argued that these 'profoundly scary technologies' could be integrated into one of the world's largest media conglomerates and used on the public. Paramount responded by stating they were 'troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute.' The open letter dismisses these accusations as an 'outrageous smear campaign' and asserts that pointing out the connections between events in Ga... 
