Jane Fonda Accuses Paramount of Smearing Mark Ruffalo as 'Antisemitic' to Distract From Merger Criticism

Jane Fonda and her 1A Committee formally defended actor and activist Mark Ruffalo Tuesday in a memo denouncing Paramount for labeling him "antisemitic" after he criticized the Ellison family, Oracle's support of Israel and Paramount's proposed $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The Oscar winner accused the studio of smearing the actor in an effort to deflect attention from legitimate concerns over the Ellisons' business ties in the Middle East and more. "Mark Ruffalo has a First Amendment right to speak out about politics, powerful corporations and this dangerous . . .