George Clooney isn’t staying quiet when it comes to the controversy surrounding Mark Ruffalo and Paramount.
The Oscar winner spoke out in defense of Ruffalo’s right to express his views during a press conference at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, September 2, where Clooney is set to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award.
If you’re just now catching up on the ordeal, Clooney was responding to the fallout surrounding Ruffalo’s recent public criticism of the proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. merger. The Marvel actor has spoken against the deal and the Ellison family behind Paramount Skydance, including accusing the family of complicity in the “genocide” against Palestinians. Paramount pushed back on Ruffalo’s remarks, accusing him of invoking “antisemitic tropes.”
Clooney made it clear that regardless of whether he agrees with the actor, he supports his right to speak. “I support Mark Ruffalo’s ability to speak freely,” Clooney told Variety. “It’s ridiculous. We’re not going to ban speech. I believe in free speech even when I completely disagree with it. That’s important. In fact, it’s part of how democracy works.”
He continued, “There are going to be people tonight in the room that are going to disagree with most everything I say. Fair enough, that’s how it’s supposed to be.” He also said that he likes Ruffalo and considers him “a good man.”
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Clooney also expressed his own reservations about the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, particularly when it comes to the people working for the companies. “I always worry whenever big companies are consolidating because it means a lot of people are going to lose their jobs,” he said, while acknowledging that he doesn’t know how the deal will ultimately play out.
Clooney’s appearance in Venice comes after a frightening summer for his family. In late July, he and wife Amal Clooney were forced to evacuate their home in Brignoles, France, with their 9-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, as wildfires spread through the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
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At the time, the couple acknowledged that they didn’t know whether their home would survive the fires but made clear that their priority was the safety of their neighbors. They also promised to remain part of the community’s recovery regardless of the damage. “Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole,” they wrote in a letter to Brignoles Mayor Didier Brémond.
The Clooneys were among thousands displaced as wildfires swept across southern Europe, with evacuations taking place across parts of France and Spain. It’s unclear whether or not their home was affected.
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