Oscar winner defends Mark Ruffalo against antisemitism smear

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In August, actor Mark Ruffalo faced accusations of antisemitism from Paramount Pictures. This wasn’t because Ruffalo said something detrimental against Jewish people; it was because he highlighted that the man who owns Paramount also owns Oracle — a tech company that has continued to work with Israel throughout its genocide. Oracle owner, Larry Ellison, is Jewish, but Ruffalo’s criticisms didn’t focus on the man’s heritage but on his business dealings. Ruffalo received an outpouring of support following the criticism he received, with the latest person to come to Ruffalo’s defence being Oscar-winning writer, Kenneth Lonergan. Boy those dumb fucks really overplayed…

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