# Mark Ruffalo Defended in Open Letter Against Antisemitism Claims
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Publisher: Variety · published 2026-09-01 · read 2026-09-09

Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mark-ruffalo-open-letter-antisemitism-claims-paramount-1236848093/

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## Who is named (13)

- [letter supporting Mark Ruffalo](https://truthscore.com/entity/0a89f345)
- [Ilana Glazer](https://truthscore.com/entity/2c459ceb)
- [Kenneth Lonergan](https://truthscore.com/entity/41e78299)
- [Washington Post poll](https://truthscore.com/entity/53a7ac90)
- [Simon Wiesenthal Center](https://truthscore.com/entity/5743c6b0)
- [Hannah Einbinder](https://truthscore.com/entity/7fa206bc)
- [Paramount](https://truthscore.com/entity/8b606f9b)
- [Safra Catz](https://truthscore.com/entity/95e55ae5)
- [Oracle](https://truthscore.com/entity/a8dc349d)
- [Ellison family](https://truthscore.com/entity/b0e9ab11)
- [Jewish signatories](https://truthscore.com/entity/c30a3009)
- [Mark Ruffalo](https://truthscore.com/entity/c9484505)
- [Creative Community for Peace](https://truthscore.com/entity/dd99f118)

## What it added

- [More than 180 Jewish signatories have signed a letter in support of Mark Ruffalo against a smear campaign.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3d7b502f)
  > More than 180 Jewish figures from the entertainment industry and beyond have signed a letter in support of Mark Ruffalo over what it asserts is a “smear campaign” against the actor.
- [The letter claims that Mark Ruffalo has been the subject of spurious charges of antisemitism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7a6588bb)
  > Among those supporting the letter — which claims that Ruffalo has been the subject of “spurious charges of antisemitism” — are Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Glazer, Joel Coen, Todd Haynes, Ilana Glazer, Hannah Einbinder, James Schamus, Emma Seligman, Tony Kushner, Jane Schoenbrun and Wallace Shawn.
- [Mark Ruffalo attacked the Paramount‑Warner Bros. merger and accused the Ellison family of being complicit in genocide against Palestinians, saying it was built…](https://truthscore.com/claim/cd69520a)
  > In a social media post on Aug. 21, the Marvel star attacked the deal over its potential consequences for Hollywood, but also accused the Ellison family of being complicit in the “genocide” against Palestinians, which he said “was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle.”
- [Mark Ruffalo highlighted Oracle’s ties to the Israeli military by including a video of Safra Catz outlining technologies used after the Oct. 7 terror attack.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0e902c25)
  > In the post, he highlighted Oracle’s ties to the Israeli military by including a video of its executive vice chair and Paramount board member Safra Catz outlining “really profoundly scary technologies” that the company had used to help it after the Oct. 7 terror attack.
- [A Paramount spokesperson accused Mark Ruffalo of invoking antisemitic tropes in purported service of a business dispute.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3f1b43af)
  > In response, a Paramount spokesperson accused Ruffalo of invoking “antisemitic tropes” in “purported service of a business dispute.”
- [The Simon Wiesenthal Center condemned Mark Ruffalo’s comments.](https://truthscore.com/claim/787cbf97)
  > Others also joined the debate, with both The Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Creative Community for Peace condemning Ruffalo’s comments,
- [The Creative Community for Peace condemned Mark Ruffalo’s comments.](https://truthscore.com/claim/8d828081)
  > Others also joined the debate, with both The Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Creative Community for Peace condemning Ruffalo’s comments,
- [An industry group wrote that it was unacceptable to introduce Jews, antizionism, or antisemitism into conversations about business transactions because those…](https://truthscore.com/claim/c37935d1)
  > while an industry group including Haim Saban, Teddy Schwarzman and Lawrence Bender wrote that it was “unacceptable to introduce Jews, antizionism, or antisemitism into conversations about business transactions, simply because those involved are Jewish.”
- [A spokesperson for Safra Catz said the technology she referenced was intended for use in rescuing hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror…](https://truthscore.com/claim/3461f41b)
  > A spokesperson for Catz also responded by saying the technology she referenced “was in fact intended for use in rescuing hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack.”
- [Mark Ruffalo claimed that Paramount’s accusation that he was antisemitic was appalling and fundamentally dishonest, and that criticizing the actions of the…](https://truthscore.com/claim/a69c83a1)
  > Ruffalo hit back, claiming that Paramount’s accusation that he was antisemitic was “appalling and fundamentally dishonest” adding: “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.”
- [Hannah Einbinder thanked Mark Ruffalo for drawing a connection between the Ellisons providing military technology to Israel during a genocide and their…](https://truthscore.com/claim/d2732f0a)
  > Others came to his defense too, with Einbinder — who is Jewish and has been outspoken in her support for Palestinian rights — thanking Ruffalo for drawing a “connection between the Ellisons providing military technology to Israel during a genocide and their unprecedented media takeover.”
- [Kenneth Lonergan shared a letter in support of Mark Ruffalo and said the notion that he is antisemitic is overtly preposterous and the accusation itself a…](https://truthscore.com/claim/2fb715ea)
  > On Tuesday, Oscar-winning filmmaker and playwright Kenneth Lonergan shared a letter in support of Ruffalo in which he said the “notion that he is antisemitic is overtly preposterous, and the accusation itself a cynical and disgusting lie.”
- [The new letter signed by Jewish figures and published on Tuesday argues against false and dangerous weaponization of charges of antisemitism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1e98f0ba)
  > The new letter signed by Jewish figures and published on Tuesday echoes the defense of Ruffalo, arguing against what it says are “false and dangerous weaponization of charges of antisemitism.”
- [The letter claims that pointing out connections between Gaza and Hollywood is the exact opposite of antisemitism and the very essence of Jewish ethical duty.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3ff51357)
  > “Pointing out the crucial connections between what is happening in Gaza and what is happening in Hollywood is the exact opposite of antisemitism,” it claims. “It is, for us, the very essence of Jewish ethical duty.”
- [Ilana Glazer said that calling Mark Ruffalo antisemitic because he is questioning a massive corporate merger is absurd and a dangerous way to shut down…](https://truthscore.com/claim/72c49137)
  > “Calling Mark Ruffalo antisemitic because he is questioning a massive corporate merger is not only absurd— it’s a dangerous way to shut down legitimate criticism,” she said.
- [According to a recent Washington Post poll, 61% of American Jews agree that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza and 40% agree that these crimes amount to…](https://truthscore.com/claim/b588061e)
  > According to a recent Washington Post poll, 61% of American Jews now agree that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza; and four in ten even agree that these crimes amount to genocide.
- [The proposed Paramount‑Warner Bros. Discovery merger will destroy thousands of livelihoods, further consolidate oligarchic control of media, and strangle…](https://truthscore.com/claim/4d341657)
  > The proposed merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery is no mere combination of two huge multinational companies. Yes, it will destroy thousands upon thousands of livelihoods. Yes, it will further consolidate the oligarchic control of our media (witness the gutting of CBS News). Yes, it will strangle competition and creativity in film and television production and distribution.

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