Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Comes to Mark Ruffalo’s Defense Amid Firestorm
Kenneth Lonergan called the antisemitism accusation against Ruffalo a false deflection and said critics should answer his political arguments instead.
- On Monday, August 31, Oscar-winning filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan defended actor Mark Ruffalo in a letter to The Hollywood Reporter, calling accusations of antisemitism a "cynical and disgusting lie."
- Ruffalo faced backlash after an August 21 Instagram post criticized Oracle founder Larry Ellison and Paramount CEO David Ellison, linking them to Israel's military actions in Gaza and calling the conflict a "genocide."
- Paramount labeled Ruffalo's comments "a bridge too far," alleging he invoked antisemitic tropes, while Lonergan acknowledged disagreeing with some of Ruffalo's positions but rejected equating political criticism to antisemitism.
- Emmy-Winning Hacks actress Hannah Einbinder described the antisemitism claims as "ludicrous," while Jane Fonda called the attacks on Ruffalo a "smear to delegitimize criticism of the merger."
- Lonergan urged the Simon Wiesenthal Center to review its response, noting that Ruffalo has long been a vocal activist on anti-war issues whose comments stem from political conviction, not hostility toward Jewish people.
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