Avengers star Mark Ruffalo attacks Ellison family, links Oracle to Israel - The Jerusalem Post
Actor Mark Ruffalo is facing backlash from Paramount after accusing the Ellison family of using Oracle technology to support genocide in Israel. Paramount criticized Ruffalo's rhetoric as antisemitic and harmful to the discourse surrounding their corporate business dealings.
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This highlights the growing intersection of celebrity activism, corporate mergers, and geopolitical tensions in the entertainment industry.
US multimedia giant Paramount slammed Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo for invoking antisemitic tropes in an Instagram post on Friday in which he accused Israel of genocide and apartheid.The outspoken anti-Israel ACTOR, known for his roles in the Avengers films, accused Paramount moguls David and Larry Ellison of “powering some of the most destructive and inhuman forces in the world” and warned of the danger of David Ellison's bid to combine Paramount with Warner Bros. Discovery.A spokesperson for Paramount said the company is “troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute. Words like 'genocide' and 'apartheid,' applied to a corporate transaction, aren't just wrong – they're a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe.
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