Paramount claimed Mark Ruffalo pushed antisemitic tropes after he spoke against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger and said the Ellison family is complicit in the genocide against Palestinians. More than 170 Jewish entertainment professionals responded by signing an open letter to defend him against those corporate accusations. https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mark-ruffalo-open-letter-antisemitism-claims-paramount-1236848093/