The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing 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. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s 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. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
Oh I didn’t even SEE he straight up called them out on their connection to Oracle holy FUCK man
No wonder Paramount did a ChatGPT + IDF Unit 8200 ass response, he wasn’t just 100% right he went for a soft spot they didn’t like to boot
Fuck Paramount man
Mark Ruffalo responds to accusations of antisemitism for speaking out against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, the Ellison family, and their company Oracle:
“Criticizing 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. […] This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. […] The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.”
Oracle executive vice chair Safra Catz previously said the company made its technology available to support the Israeli military, describing some of Oracle’s technology as “profoundly scary.”
Larry Ellison is the co-founder of Oracle, while his son, David Ellison, is the CEO of Paramount.
Ruffalo drew attention to a LITERAL VIDEO where the Ellison families company discussed secret shady software used to murder Palestinians. They can’t deny it because it’s true so they slander him as hateful