OpenAI's 'celebrity whisperer' reveals his masterplan for turning Sam Altman into Hollywood's new best friend - Page Six
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He conquered high society one schmooze at a time — and now, he’s setting his sights on billionaire OpenAI founder Sam Altman and the enigmatic world of AI.
Charles Porch, the man who has been dubbed as the “Hollywood whisperer” thanks to his incredible black book of high-profile pals, has made a name for himself by brokering connections between Hollywood’s biggest A-listers and some of the tech world’s biggest titans over the past decade.
He transformed Instagram into a coveted platform for exclusive press, pushed even the most private of stars to start sharing their lives online, and, in doing so, was credited with making the app synonymous with A-list intrigue. Now, he’s set his sights on a new tech frontier.
Porch, 45, who joined OpenAI as its Vice President of Global Creative Partnerships in March 2026, has now opened up to New York Magazine about his plans to sprinkle some of the same Hollywood magic on the tech titan as he aims to break down the barrier between the glitzy world of celebrities and the complex world of AI.
“I’m not a business-development guy or the brand guy. I’m the relationships person that’s bringing everyone along on new tech,” Porch told the outlet.
“There’s a strategy around making friends,” he added.
Porch’s new position at OpenAI became a major talking point this summer, when he was revealed as the mastermind behind an off-the-record, alfresco dinner that Gwyneth Paltrow was planning to hold at her Hamptons home in honor of Altman.
The scheduled August dinner made headlines around the world after details about it were leaked, as people slammed the affair as “tone-deaf” and branded Paltrow as a “technofascist.”
In fact, it sparked such controversy that the dinner was actually postponed, instead taking place in September at the home…
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