John Cusack has made his position known as Mark Ruffalo challenges Paramount‘s allegations. The Hulk star is locked in a feud with Paramount Skydance over its its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount responded with a statement accusing Ruffalo of invoking “antisemitic tropes” in a business dispute.
John Cusack backs Mark Ruffalo after Paramount’s antisemitism accusation
Mark Ruffalo has found an ally in John Cusack, who is standing by him in solidarity as he weathers antisemitism accusations. According to Entertainment Weekly, the allegations emerged after Ruffalo condemned Oracle last week. The tech company is owned by billionaire Larry Ellison. His son, David Ellison, heads Paramount Skydance and is spearheading the $110 billion bid to merge Paramount with Warner Bros.
Ruffalo rejected the antisemitism claims in a lengthy response on X (formerly Twitter). It read, “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.”
The 13 Going on 30 actor clarified that his views stem from his own political beliefs. He emphasized that no one should interpret his views as animosity toward Jewish people. Ruffalo also noted that his Jewish friends and colleagues have deeply shaped his understanding of acting, activism, and humanism. Those loved ones, he said, have been like family to him throughout his life.
John Cusack, who has been a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights and a critic of corporate consolidation in Hollywood, weighed in shortly after. Responding to Ruffalo’s statement, Cusack wrote simply: “Solidarity — well said.”
In his original Instagram story post from Friday, August 21, Mark Ruffalo resurfaced a clip of Oracle executive and Paramount Skydance board member Safra Catz discussing “really profoundly scary technologies” the company had provided to Israel after the October 7 attacks.
In a follow-up post, the 58-year-old wrote that Oracle was funding the Warner Bros. acquisition. He described the situation in Gaza as a “genocide, built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle” and called Larry Ellison a “classic oligarch.”
Originally reported by Sibanee Gogoi on ComingSoon.
