John Cusack Backs Mark Ruffalo in $111 Billion Paramount-Oralce Merger Dispute
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
John Cusack Backs Mark Ruffalo in $111 Billion Paramount-Oralce Merger Dispute
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
John Cusack publicly backed Mark Ruffalo on X, endorsing Ruffalo’s defense after Paramount said his criticism of Oracle invoked antisemitic tropes.
Ruffalo said the charge was dishonest and argued he was scrutinizing Oracle’s military technology work, Safra Catz’s role, and the Ellison family’s proposed $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
That deal would place CNN, HBO and Warner Bros. under the Ellison family, which Ruffalo said threatens editorial independence and jobs; Paramount said terms like “genocide” and “apartheid” wrongly turned a business dispute into inflammatory rhetoric.
The merger already faces broader pressure: 12 state attorneys general are challenging it, and Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery agreed not to close before a court ruling or June 1, 2027.