Jane Fonda Defends Mark Ruffalo in $110 Billion Merger Clash, Blaming Larry Ellison
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 4
Jane Fonda Defends Mark Ruffalo in $110 Billion Merger Clash, Blaming Larry Ellison
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 4
Summary
Jane Fonda publicly backed Mark Ruffalo after Paramount accused him of using antisemitic tropes, saying Larry Ellison "should be ashamed" for targeting Ruffalo over his opposition to the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
Paramount's accusation followed Ruffalo's comments linking Oracle, Ellison financing and Israeli military technology to the proposed merger; Ruffalo called the antisemitism charge "appalling" and "fundamentally dishonest."
More than 180 Jewish entertainers and artists signed a letter this week supporting Ruffalo, calling the accusation a false weaponization of antisemitism against criticism of Israel and the merger.
Fonda also attacked the merger itself, warning it would raise consumer prices, cut thousands of jobs and weaken creative bargaining power, extending a broader Hollywood backlash that George Clooney joined earlier this week.
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