{
  "id": 11063530,
  "title": "Mark Ruffalo Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Stifle Creativity’ and ‘Weaken Free Speech’: It ‘Should Never Have Been Approved’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mark-ruffalo-says-paramount-warner-bros-merger-will-stifle-creativity",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:08:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-ruffalo-speaks-out-paramount-warner-bros-merger-1236894262/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mark Ruffalo is speaking out against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger once again, this time following the news on Wednesday that the deal has been approved and is tentatively set to close next week. “This merger will stifle creativity, weaken free speech, and cost people their jobs — it is a bad deal for this country […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Mark Ruffalo Slams Approved ParaBros Merger: “Bad Deal For This Country”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mark-ruffalo-slams-approved-parabros-merger-bad-deal-for-this-country",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:26:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Mark Ruffalo Bemoans Paramount Getting Approval for Warner Bros. Merger: ‘An Incredibly Disappointing Outcome’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mark-ruffalo-bemoans-paramount-getting-approval-for-warner-bros",
        "published": "2026-10-01T01:36:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}