Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference?

Mark Ruffalo Calls on Hollywood to Oppose Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger in NYT Op-Ed

Mark Ruffalo is continuing to speak out against the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. The Hollywood actor and activist has been one of the deal’s most outspoken opponents. In a New York Times op-ed co-written with American Economic Liberties Project research director Matt Stoller, Ruffalo issued a call to action to fellow artists who have yet to speak out. The framing of his argument presents Ruffalo as more than a critic of stu…

Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference?

There’s a lot of sound and fury against David Ellison’s pending $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. But what changes to the current terms of the pact will it signify — if any? Mark Ruffalo claimed in a New York Times op-ed this week Hollywood stars are afraid of signing a letter against the deal (which now has nearly 5,000 signatories) out of fear of being blacklisted. House Democrats are urging California Attorney General Rob…

Mark Ruffalo Blasts Paramount WB Merger Again in New York Times - Geeks + Gamers

Mark Ruffalo is once again inserting himself into the corporate politics of Hollywood, this time using the pages of The New York Times to attack the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger while portraying himself and other celebrity activists as victims of a culture of fear. In an op-ed co-written with American Economic Liberties Project research director Matt Stoller, Ruffalo claimed Hollywood talent are terrified to publicly oppose the deal be…