"Silencing individual creative artists based on their nationality does not promote better understanding or advance the cause of peace... We need more engagement and communication - not less."
"This stance does not come out of left field, as Paramount was the first major studio to publicly denounce a celebrity open letter signed by thousands of film and TV industry workers pledging to boycott Israeli film institutions they considered "complicit" with the "genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.""
"Variety reports that it's unclear whether Paramount's do-not-hire list includes the letter's 5,000-plus signatories or is focused on the pledge's organizers. Sources said the list covers "overtly antisemitic" conduct, as well as "xenophobic" and "homophobic" behavior."
"Ellison's father, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, has close ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has made substantial donations to Friends of the IDF."
David Ellison became chairman and CEO of Paramount after the companies merged and is rapidly reshaping the conglomerate. Paramount maintains a do-not-hire list aimed at talent viewed as overtly antisemitic and also covers xenophobic and homophobic conduct. Paramount publicly denounced a celebrity open letter that urged boycotts of Israeli film institutions described by signatories as complicit in "genocide and apartheid." Chief communications officer Melissa Zukerman emphasized that silencing artists by nationality harms dialogue and urged more engagement. Questions remain whether the list targets the letter's 5,000-plus signatories or only its organizers. Corporate ties and executive hires have raised concerns about a possible conservative editorial tilt.
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