Mark Ruffalo links Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to Oracle’s technology work with Israel
In an Instagram post, Ruffalo shared a video of Safra Catz, vice chair of Oracle, discussing the technological assistance the company provided to Israel following the Hamas-led October 7 attack.
Actor Mark Ruffalo, famous for his role in the Avengers movies, recently criticized the upcoming merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. in a video shared on Instagram. The video featured Safra Catz, the vice chair of Oracle, discussing how the company provided technological assistance to Israel following the Hamas-led October 7 attack.
Ruffalo linked Oracle's involvement to the Ellison family's acquisition of Warner Brothers by its son David. He claimed that Oracle's technologies, if merged into one of the world's largest media corporations, could be used against individuals. Catz was quoted as reveling in the situation, which Ruffalo saw as genocide built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle's technology.
Paramount responded by accusing Ruffalo's comments of using "antisemitic imagery" and crossing lines that cheapen real suffering. They urged those involved to "lower the temperature" and stressed that they do not tolerate prejudice of any kind. Ruffalo has previously opposed the merger, arguing it would harm thousands of Hollywood workers.
He has also made several anti-Israel statements, calling for a boycott, divestment, sanctions, and prosecution of Israel and expressing concerns about his relationships with Jewish actors who support Israel.
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