Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount over 'appalling' antisemitism accusation tied to Ellison merger criticism

Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo hit back against accusations that his criticism of the Ellison family's proposed Warner Bros. Discovery merger amounted to antisemitism, responding to Paramount in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest," Ruffalo said Saturday.

"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.