The Dispute Index

Hannah Einbinder

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American comedian and actor known for television and stand-up work.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Hannah Einbinder on Antisemitism, Israel, and Media, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Hannah Einbinder

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Hannah Einbinder

Role at the time: Actor, "Hacks"

Defended or excused

Statement summary

"Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder mocked Ed Sheeran on Instagram over his handling of Macklemore's tour removal, joking "as a ginger" that she hoped he'd get a bad sunburn.

“Ed Sheeran i say this as a ginger. i hope you get a REALLY bad sun burn the kind on the back of your entire body where it hurts to lie down or walk or sit.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Hannah Einbinder mocks Ed Sheeran on Instagram over Macklemore fallout
Why we used this label

Einbinder mocks Sheeran over his handling of Macklemore's removal, implicitly siding with Macklemore in the underlying dispute.

Read statementMacklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
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Hannah Einbinder

Role at the time: Actor and comedian

Defended or excused

Response to this claim

Ruffalo criticized identified executives, a military technology relationship, and a corporate transaction rather than Jewish people as a group.

“The idea that he only said these things because the Ellisons are Jewish is LUDICROUS”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Hannah Einbinder defends Mark Ruffalo after Paramount antisemitism claim
Why we used this label

She expressly thanks Ruffalo for making the connections and urges artists to follow his example. The response goes beyond rejecting a label.

Read statementDid Mark Ruffalo’s Paramount–Warner criticism invoke antisemitic tropes?

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Case

Did Mark Ruffalo’s Paramount–Warner criticism invoke antisemitic tropes?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Mark Ruffalo linked Oracle’s assistance to the Israeli military and Larry Ellison’s Paramount–Warner bid to Gaza, surveillance, media concentration, and oligarchic power. Paramount and Jewish groups cited antisemitic tropes; Ruffalo’s defenders said he targeted executives and corporate conduct, not Jews.

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