'It's my shirt now:' Mark Zuckerberg reveals he bought shirt from 'Social Network'

Facebook founder says he won auction for shirt worn by actor Jesse Eisenberg in 2010 movie

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Actor Jesse Eisenberg wore the blue "Ardsley Athletic" shirt in a scene in the film. (Credit: Propstore)

Mark Zuckerberg opened up with his thoughts on “The Social Network,” the 2010 film based on his founding of Facebook and the surrounding legal drama, during a recent episode of the Colin and Samir podcast.

“They got all these very specific details of what I was wearing, or these specific things correct,” Zuckerberg said. “But then the whole narrative arc around my motivations and all this stuff were like, completely wrong.”

Despite his dissatisfaction with the Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher film, which grossed $224 million on a $40 million budget to widespread acclaim, the billionaire tech mogul revealed in the podcast he was actually wearing the very same T-shirt seen on actor Jesse Eisenberg in the film.

The shirt was sold by Propstore in August for more than $4,000, and Zuckerberg said he won the auction after a friend suggested he needed to own the item.

“I guess it’s my shirt now,” Zuckerberg said.

Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture.