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

A collective of more than 170 prominent Jewish artists – 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). In a statement posted to social media last week, the actor had highlighted the links between Paramount Skydance, poised to become one of the biggest media conglomerates in the…