1 hr. ago
Creative Community for Peace, the Hollywood-based pro-Israel advocacy group, said enough is enough and called for a Mark Ruffalo boycott following his "antisemitic" remarks against the Ellison family and their pending Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
After the Marvel actor's incendiary comments against the deal on Friday — in which he drew a line from David and Larry Ellison's Oracle ties to what he called Israel's "genocide" in Gaza — the long-running entertainment nonprofit called on Hollywood to rescind their support of Ruffalo and his work until he apologizes and retracts his statements.
"Mark Ruffalo's rhetoric has increasingly crossed the line from criticism of Israel into extremist and antisemitic messaging," CCFP Executive Director Ari Ingel said in a statement Saturday.
Ingel added that his argument against Paramount's merger "increasingly fuses hostility toward Israel and Zionism with Jewish-associated wealth, media ownership, oligarchic power and ominous warnings about concentrated control into a single narrative."
"Those echoes are impossible to ignore. Hollywood should not accept this kind of rhetoric from anyone. Mark Ruffalo should retract these remarks and apologize, and ****** ody in Hollywood should platform him until he does."
#mark #ruffalo
After the Marvel actor's incendiary comments against the deal on Friday — in which he drew a line from David and Larry Ellison's Oracle ties to what he called Israel's "genocide" in Gaza — the long-running entertainment nonprofit called on Hollywood to rescind their support of Ruffalo and his work until he apologizes and retracts his statements.
"Mark Ruffalo's rhetoric has increasingly crossed the line from criticism of Israel into extremist and antisemitic messaging," CCFP Executive Director Ari Ingel said in a statement Saturday.
Ingel added that his argument against Paramount's merger "increasingly fuses hostility toward Israel and Zionism with Jewish-associated wealth, media ownership, oligarchic power and ominous warnings about concentrated control into a single narrative."
"Those echoes are impossible to ignore. Hollywood should not accept this kind of rhetoric from anyone. Mark Ruffalo should retract these remarks and apologize, and ****** ody in Hollywood should platform him until he does."
#mark #ruffalo
3 hours ago
Mark Ruffalo is rejecting Paramount's claim that his recent comments highlighting the role Larry Ellison's Oracle played in the Israel-Gaza war were "antisemitic."
"The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest," Ruffalo wrote on X Saturday morning. "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. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life."
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"The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest," Ruffalo wrote on X Saturday morning. "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. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life."
More from The Hollywood Reporter
Mark Ruffalo Links Paramount to Oracle's Israeli Military Ties. The Studio Calls Remarks "Antisemitic"
Gavin Newsom Says Paramount Settlement Talks Happening in "Real Time," Signals He'd Like a Deal
#Israel #paramount
4 hours ago
Mark Ruffalo and Paramount are locked in an increasingly heated war of words over the company's proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The media giant accused the "Avengers" actor of invoking "antisemitic tropes" after he connected the corporate transaction to Oracle technology used to **** ist the Israeli military. Ruffalo quickly rejected the allegation as "appalling" and insisted his criticism was aimed at political leaders and corporate executives, not Jewish people.
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Paramount issued a lengthy statement after Ruffalo posted a video featuring Safra Catz discussing technology Oracle reportedly made available to the Israeli military. "We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute," the company said in a statement shared by CNN's Brian Stelter.
Paramount specifically objected to Ruffalo's use of the words "genocide" and "apartheid" while criticizing the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The company said the language was inappropriate when applied to a corporate transaction and argued that it diminished the suffering those terms are normally used to describe.
Paramount said "this brings us to a moment to lower the temperature, not raise it," adding that it would "rather build than further engage in such rhetoric." "This simply exposes the true motivation of some who have advocated opposition to this transaction," its statement continued.
#corporate #transaction #statement
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Paramount issued a lengthy statement after Ruffalo posted a video featuring Safra Catz discussing technology Oracle reportedly made available to the Israeli military. "We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute," the company said in a statement shared by CNN's Brian Stelter.
Paramount specifically objected to Ruffalo's use of the words "genocide" and "apartheid" while criticizing the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The company said the language was inappropriate when applied to a corporate transaction and argued that it diminished the suffering those terms are normally used to describe.
Paramount said "this brings us to a moment to lower the temperature, not raise it," adding that it would "rather build than further engage in such rhetoric." "This simply exposes the true motivation of some who have advocated opposition to this transaction," its statement continued.
#corporate #transaction #statement
5 hours ago
Mark Ruffalo has refuted charges that he is antisemitic. According to the actor, the accusation is baseless and criticizing the Israeli prime minister is not equivalent to being antisemitic.
"The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. 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. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life," Ruffalo tweeted.
Ruffalo is known as a controversial figure in Hollywood who is ready to speak out, regardless of possible criticism. For example, he faced backlash from people who criticized him for opposing the proposed media merger and criticizing its executives.
"This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country," Ruffalo wrote. "Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle's business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public."
These statements coincide with concerns voiced by media watchdogs and freedom-of-the-press activists, as well as problems ****** ociated with one family acquiring numerous media properties and a lack of transparency in financing such deals.
#family
"The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. 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. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life," Ruffalo tweeted.
Ruffalo is known as a controversial figure in Hollywood who is ready to speak out, regardless of possible criticism. For example, he faced backlash from people who criticized him for opposing the proposed media merger and criticizing its executives.
"This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country," Ruffalo wrote. "Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle's business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public."
These statements coincide with concerns voiced by media watchdogs and freedom-of-the-press activists, as well as problems ****** ociated with one family acquiring numerous media properties and a lack of transparency in financing such deals.
#family
20 days ago
Stars are just like us—in that they also love McDonald's. You might think it's all private chef creations and healthy meals for A-listers, but really, they're pulling into the Golden Arches drive-thru just as often as the rest of us.
Mark Ruffalo once ate a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, no onions, every other day for weeks while filming a movie. Adele says her death row meal would be Chicken McNuggets, a Big Mac, and fries—despite the fact that she eats this exact combo "at least once a week." Even Tina Fey once walked down the side of a highway in Italy just to get a McFlurry.
So it's no surprise that WWE icon and actor John Cena is also a fan of a regular McDonald's run. What is surprising, though, is exactly what he orders—and just how much of it.
Take one look at John Cena, and you can probably guess he has a pretty serious appetite. Between his years as a WWE superstar, his action movie career, and his famously intense fitness routine, the guy has to eat. But even knowing all that, his McDonald's order is still more impressive than we expected.
In an interview with Today, Cena revealed that his go-to order is two double cheeseburgers and two six-piece orders of Chicken McNuggets, for a total of 12 nuggets. In an even more recent interview with Delish, that number rose to 18 nuggets. That's enough nuggets to turn both cheeseburgers into "Crunchy Doubles"—the fan-favorite menu hack where you stuff McNuggets into your burger—and still have a six-pack left over.
#once #nuggets #orders #order
Mark Ruffalo once ate a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, no onions, every other day for weeks while filming a movie. Adele says her death row meal would be Chicken McNuggets, a Big Mac, and fries—despite the fact that she eats this exact combo "at least once a week." Even Tina Fey once walked down the side of a highway in Italy just to get a McFlurry.
So it's no surprise that WWE icon and actor John Cena is also a fan of a regular McDonald's run. What is surprising, though, is exactly what he orders—and just how much of it.
Take one look at John Cena, and you can probably guess he has a pretty serious appetite. Between his years as a WWE superstar, his action movie career, and his famously intense fitness routine, the guy has to eat. But even knowing all that, his McDonald's order is still more impressive than we expected.
In an interview with Today, Cena revealed that his go-to order is two double cheeseburgers and two six-piece orders of Chicken McNuggets, for a total of 12 nuggets. In an even more recent interview with Delish, that number rose to 18 nuggets. That's enough nuggets to turn both cheeseburgers into "Crunchy Doubles"—the fan-favorite menu hack where you stuff McNuggets into your burger—and still have a six-pack left over.
#once #nuggets #orders #order
