Mark Ruffalo links Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to Oracle’s technology work with Israel

Paramount has criticized actor Mark Ruffalo for an Instagram post linking a potential merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to Oracle's technology work with Israel. Ruffalo accused Israel of "genocide" and "apartheid" and alleged that Oracle, owned by Larry Ellison, was funding the merger through his son David Ellison, warning that the combined technologies could be used against the public. Paramount stated it was "troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute," adding that such words "aren't just wrong – they're a bridge too far." The company urged a de-escalation of rhetoric and affirmed its commitment to diverse content and storytellers without blacklisting.