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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Adrian Horton

Todd Haynes and Wallace Shawn among signatories of letter backing Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism charge

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Wallace Shawn, Hannah Einbinder and Todd Haynes have signed a letter supporting Mark Ruffalo, who spoke out on Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery. Composite: Getty

A collective of more than 170 prominent Jewish artists and academics – including Todd Haynes, Joel Coen, Miranda July, Hannah Einbinder, Wallace Shawn and Naomi Klein – have signed an open letter supporting Mark Ruffalo.

The actor had been accused of invoking antisemitic tropes after he criticized Paramount Skydance, the media company owned by David Ellison, a Donald Trump ally. Ruffalo had spoken out about the $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).

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