Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that he bought a T-shirt that was worn by actor Jesse Eisenberg while portraying the meta-CEO in David Fincher The social network – A biographical drama from 2010 about Facebook and its origin.
The blue shirt with Ardsley Athletics XXL was worn by Mr. Eisenberg's Zuckerberg in the film when colleague -founder Eduardo Saverin, played by Andrew Garfield, visits the Palo Alto House, where Facebook's early team lived in 2004 while the site was under development. Mr Zuckerberg in particular went to Ardsley High School and Phillips Exeter Academy before he came to Harvard University.
“Yes, this is his [Jesse Eisenberg] shirt. Well, I think this is my shirt now, but it was his shirt, “said Mr. Zuckerberg during an episode of The Colin and Samir Show Podcast.
Asked if the actor knew he owns the shirt, Mr. Zuckerberg smiled and replied: “Now he does that.”
The meta boss said one of his friends saw that the T-shirt was auctioned and informed him before he decided to buy it.
“One of my friends saw this online at an auction and he was like you should get this. So I was good, yes, sure, let's get it.”
A fleeting view of the Propstore Auction website shows the shirt that Mr. Zuckerberg was seen in the interview. The winning offer was RS 3.5 Lakh ($ 4,095).
Social media respond
Some users said buying the shirt was a cool movement, while others said that the Lord Eisenberg did not want to keep him to wear and show off.
“Okay, that's pretty funny,” said one user, while the other added: “He became human … never thought I would see the day.”
A third noticed: “Jesse Eisenberg does not love this person and what he stands for … maybe you should be yourself more.”
The billionaire also revealed that he had looked alone The social network Once and that it was a “weird” experience.
“They received all these very specific details, like what I was wearing, or like these specific things correctly, but then the whole narrative arch was around my motivations and all things were completely wrong,” he said.
