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Published 12:13 06 Apr 2026 GMT
Kate Beckinsale has claimed she was dropped by her agent after liking a social media post about a ceasefire, and says Mark Ruffalo “benefits from having a penis” in Hollywood.
The Van Helsing star made the remarks in response to a video shared by Ruffalo promoting the film Palestine 36, directed by Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir. The historical drama focuses on the Arab Revolt in Palestine from 1936 to 1939.
Ruffalo said in the video: "It further fills in the history of the Palestinian people. Their plight, their oppression, their land theft. All of these histories that have been kept from American people and the world need to be seen and understood so we understand what’s happening in the world."
In now-deleted comments obtained by Entertainment Weekly, Beckinsale wrote: "It must be so nice not to be fired by your agent for liking a post about a ceasefire and not supporting the murdering of children."
She added: "I guess having a penis in Hollywood really counts for a lot.
"You’ve not been fired by the same agent that I had and she sent me a gift the week before so we didn’t have any beef.
"But I liked a post about a ceasefire and I’ve got fired on the same day as Susan Sarandon was fired, two days after the end of the strike after nine months of none of us being able to work at all."
Beckinsale also spoke about dealing with personal loss during the period, including the death of her stepfather and her mother’s illness.
"I was dealing with the fact that on top of my mother having been told she had six weeks to live with brain cancer, and being [a] carer for both of them, the day before my stepfather had had a catastrophic stroke on top of two types of cancer," she wrote.
"Which led to his death and I was preparing to fly to England to bring him back so that I could take full care of him and I was fired in two sentences after 12 years of friendship with my agent.
"And yours who is very close to her elderly parents and definitely knew what I was dealing with, alone."
Beckinsale claimed she contacted Ruffalo about the situation but did not receive a response.
She said: "It is such a given that of course I did not get a response and I really and truly support Mark Ruffalo and everything he is doing. But no I@will [sic] not get a response not here and not ever.
"I sent a message to Mark months ago and he ignored it. There is absolutely no reason why he would respond to it now."
She added that she was "not even blaming Mark for this", but said she was still "noticing it" more broadly, describing “male privilege even in the good guys”.
Ruffalo has not yet responded to Beckinsale's claims.
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