Ruffalo
criticized Paramount's $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, led by
CEO David Ellison, for Oracle's technology supporting Israel's Gaza operations,
which he linked to 'genocide' and 'apartheid.'
Paramount
responded by calling his language antisemitic and a cheapening of real
suffering in a business dispute.
Ruffalo defended himself, stressing respect for Jewish colleagues while raising job losses, editorial threats at CNN and HBO, and calls for security reviews.
The back-and-forth underscores tensions where corporate deals meet geopolitical issues.