Mark Ruffalo says there’s a new Blacklist in town.
The far-Left actor claims Hollywood stars are afraid to criticize Paramount’s attempt to buy Warner Bros., a deal that would have a profound impact on the industry moving forward.
An open letter created to nix the deal is struggling for support, the Hulk actor suggests.
“We heard time and time again from artists, when asked to sign this letter, that they supported it but were afraid of retribution. Their fear is not unjustified.”
His proof? A Hollywood trade pub suffered an advertising loss for taking a stand against the merger. Plus, a CNN segment avoided the topic due to its parent company’s ties to the matter.
Not remotely huge if true. Anecdotal at best.
Mark Ruffalo Says Hollywood Stars Declined to Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-WB Merger ‘Because They’re Afraid’ the Studio Will Blacklist Them https://t.co/BEenvUYDG9
— Variety (@Variety) May 7, 2026
Plus, this so-called fear didn’t stop 4,000 stars, including some of the biggest names in the industry, from signing the open letter. Think Edward Norton, Pedro Pascal, Robert De Niro, Holly Hunter and more.
That’s a lot of people who don’t fear the new, so-called blacklist. They don’t make blacklists like they used to, apparently.
Except another blacklist is alive and well, and Ruffalo has yet to utter a syllable in public about it.
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The blacklist against conservative actors has been around for some time. Just ask James Woods, a two-time Oscar nominee who hasn’t had a major film role in 12 years. Or Kevin Sorbo, a veteran TV and film actor who got punted by his agent for being a Christian conservative and now works mostly in movies his Sorbo Studios produces.
Or the countless artists who keep their right-leaning views to themselves, understanding what might happen if their views go public.
And, for every exception like conservative stars Tim Allen and Jon Voight, there are many more who we’ll never learn about.
That fear is oh, so real.
Swap out ‘conservatives’ for virtually any other group, and the outrage would be so loud you could hear it from spacehttps://t.co/8BFNvReXNa
— Christian Toto (@HollywoodInToto) November 7, 2025
Legacy Media outlets routinely admit the truth about this blacklist. They wonder aloud about Cheryl Hines, the left-leaning actress whose thought crime is being married to a member of the Trump cabinet – Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
You won’t see her in the upcoming Larry David comedy series for HBO Max. In fact, her Hollywood career dried up following President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Odd, no?
Ruffalo won’t say a word about this blacklist. That’s either because he’s blissfully ignorant about a major free speech problem hiding in plain sight.
Or, he’s aware of it and refuses to stand up for his right-leaning colleagues?
Now, which is worse? Please weigh in below!
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