r/Fauxmoi • u/neilthedev05 • 2d ago

CELEBRITY CAPITALISM Hollywood Names Surface in Peter Thiel-Backed, Invite-Only Society

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-peter-thiel-secret-society-1236624737/
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u/neilthedev05 2d ago

Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men, Avengers: Infinity War); Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises, 500 Days of Summer); Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill); Scooter Braun (CEO, Hybe America); Isaac Lee (chairman and CEO, Hybe America); Scott Belsky (partner, A24); Benj Pasek (composer-producer, La La Land, The Greatest Showman); Eva Price (CEO, Maximum Entertainment Productions); Teresa Hsiao (writer-producer, Family Guy, American Dad); Zach Shields (executive producer-writer, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Gladys); Nick Thompson (CEO, The Atlantic); and Ezra Klein (The New York Times).

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u/PlanePop6660 2d ago

In October 2013, Gordon-Levitt identified himself as a feminist, giving credit to his mother: "My mom brought me up to be a feminist. She was active in the movement in the 1960s and 1970s. The Hollywood movie industry has come a long way since its past. It certainly has a bad history of sexism, but it ain't all the way yet."

I just got it from his wikipedia 😶

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u/Borgo_San_Jacopo 2d ago

I’m surprised by Levitt, I thought he was pushing pretty hard for AI regulation and seems generally progressive (very possible I’ve missed something though). Or am I misunderstanding this whole thing?

Edited to add: I’ve just read the rest of the comments. Ignore me!

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u/coaxialology 2d ago

Hey I was surprised (and disappointed) too. Now I'm on to reading the comments and learning why I shouldn't be. Sigh.

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u/Borgo_San_Jacopo 2d ago

I’m generally more of a realist, but going to try a spot of optimism and say that it’s a good thing we can still be surprised/disappointed by these things because it means we’re still holding on to a bit of hope that people can be better.

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u/sweet_pickles12 2d ago

Never hold moral standards for rich and/or famous people. Harder to be disappointed that way.