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Sophia Bush confirms ‘One Tree Hill’ co-star who warned her about Chad Michael Murray: ‘Don’t date him’

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Rock, A. (2026, October 22). Sophia Bush confirms ‘One Tree Hill’ co-star who warned her about Chad Michael Murray: ‘Don’t date him’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/21/entertainment/sophia-bush-confirms-one-tree-hill-co-star-who-warned-her-about-chad-michael-murray-dont-date-him/

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Sophia Bush revealed on Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast that her co-star Hilarie Burton had warned her not to date Chad Michael Murray due to their negative experience working together previously. Bush and Murray were married in 2005 when both were 23 years old but divorced by the end of 2006. Bush acknowledged Burton’s warning as good advice, noting she felt shame for ignoring it at the time. She also mentioned maintaining friendships with women who had relationships with her ex-husband despite initial tension.
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Sophia Bush revealed on Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast that her former co-star Hilarie Burton warned her against dating Chad Michael Murray. Bush, now 44, stated that Burton had explicitly advised her not to date Murray after they worked together on another show and it wasn't a positive experience for Burton. Despite the warning, Bush married Murray in April 2005 when both were 23 years old, but their marriage ended just five months later with a final divorce in December 2006. The actress joked that her friends used to say she embodied gullibility. Bush also noted that she had wondered if her friendship with Burton cooled after her relationship with Murray.

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The actress, now 44, appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, telling Cooper that Burton and Murray — to whom Bush was briefly married in 2005 — had “worked together on another show” and that it “wasn’t a great experience” for Burton.
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🔮 She joked that the “trolls” would “have a field day” over the comments and insisted it’s “all good” now.

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Sophia Bush confirmed “One Tree Hill” co-star Hilarie Burton once warned her against dating their co-star, Chad Michael Murray. asserted
star → confirm → star
The actress, now 44, appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, telling Cooper that Burton and Murray — to whom Bush was briefly married in 2005 — had “worked together on another show” and that it “wasn’t a great experience” for Burton. asserted
it → appear → Burton
Burton — whom Cooper pointed out was “one of” Bush’s “closest friends on set” — stated that Burton had “explicitly” told Bush, “do not date [Murray].” asserted
Burton → point → Murray
Bush admitted, “You know, it was good advice,” and that she “just didn’t have the wherewithal or the experience” to heed Burton’s warning. asserted
she → admit → warning
The actress quipped, “My friends used to joke, like ‘look up gullible in the dictionary and you’ll see [Bush’s] face.'” asserted
you → quip → face
Cooper also wondered aloud whether her friendship with Burton had cooled after her romance with Murray. asserted
friendship → wonder → Murray
“For years, I thought that’s why we stopped being two peas in a pod,” Bush recalled, noting that she “felt so much shame.” asserted
she → think → shame
“She was right,” Bush said, adding, “about who he was then.” asserted
he → say → ?
She joked that the “trolls” would “have a field day” over the comments and insisted it’s “all good” now. asserted
it → joke → comments
Bush said the “distance” between the pals likely resulted because “I didn’t listen. asserted
I → say → pals
During the interview, Bush also revealed she’d befriended women Murray allegedly cheated on her with during their relationship. uncertain
Murray → reveal → relationship
“I wrote about some of the friendships I made with women who I think the world would probably think I would never speak to, that I really cherish,” she said in her upcoming memoir. asserted
she → write → memoir
“And frankly, when I look at the landscape, I’m like badass, badass, badass, badass,” she went on. asserted
she → look → landscape
“You did have great taste, bro, and like, congrats, you crushed. asserted
you → crush → taste
I’m like, ‘I get it.’ asserted
I → ’m → it
I’m just like, ‘Damn.’ asserted
I → ’m → ?
Like, in a lineup, I’d take any one of us.” asserted
I → take → us
Bush shared that the friendships are viable because they’re “completely different people from who we were [then].” asserted
we → share → ?
Reps for Murray and Burton did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment on Wednesday evening. asserted
Reps → respond → evening
Bush previously said she harbors no “ill will” for her ex-husband, during a 2021 podcast interview and noted she wouldn’t “talk about him.” asserted
she → say → him
“I’m not allowed to because I’ve tried to poke fun at being a dumb kid and whenever I’ve done that, it gets twisted into [that] I’m talking s–t about somebody who I don’t even know anymore, who’s clearly a grown-up asserted
who → allow → who
,” she said at the time. asserted
she → say → time
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