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Bush, Gordon-Levitt Deny Thiel Ties at Dialog Leak

6/19/2026

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Bush, Gordon-Levitt Deny

Sophia Bush and Joseph Gordon-Levitt denied knowing Peter Thiel after a leaked list linked them to his Dialog conference.
Bush said she accepted invitations to discuss *Another Body* and DEFIANCE Act, targeting abuse affecting 97% of victims, learned Thiel founded the conference, left North Carolina and felt heard.
Gordon-Levitt said he attended two Dialog conferences, never met Thiel, and noted that the leaked list named Elon Musk and Jared Kushner.

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Gordon-Levitt Dialog

Joseph Gordon-Levitt said his Dialog attendance was meant to engage opponents and shape AI.
Wired called Dialog a gathering with an agenda of cult-building, sex and WWIII prep.
Attendees include Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, indicating tech leadership.
The Hollywood Reporter quoted Josh Brolin’s representatives asking what he got into.
Scooter Braun, Benj Pasek and other Hollywood figures attended, with Gordon-Levitt saying the sessions were diverse.

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Dialog Leaked Guide

A leaked guide tells members to be concise, voice dissent, and avoid status signaling.
The guide assigns influence grades, giving writer Teresa Hsiao an A and actor Josh Brolin a C.
Dialog’s platform runs a matchmaking service and will open a permanent campus in Washington, D.C. suburbs for off-record meetings.
Applicants disclose leaning, are vetted with influence and purpose grades, and attend sessions titled “Build-a-Cult,” “Navigating WWIII,” and “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness.”

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Bush, Gordon-Levitt Deny

Sophia Bush and Joseph Gordon-Levitt denied knowing Peter Thiel after a leaked list linked them to his Dialog conference.
Bush said she accepted invitations to discuss *Another Body* and DEFIANCE Act, targeting abuse affecting 97% of victims, learned Thiel founded the conference, left North Carolina and felt heard.
Gordon-Levitt said he attended two Dialog conferences, never met Thiel, and noted that the leaked list named Elon Musk and Jared Kushner.

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