‘Cringiest thing I’ve ever seen’: Mark Zuckerberg’s bizarre birthday present for wife
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has divided the internet after he copied a viral Grammys performance for his wife’s birthday.
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Mark Zuckerberg borrowed Benson Boone’s viral sequined jumpsuit for his performance at wife Priscilla Chan’s 40th birthday bash.
While hosting his wife’s black-tie birthday party, the Meta CEO jumped on stage for a surprise performance — complete with a shocking outfit change.
Zuckerberg walked on stage in a simple black suit before two people ripped away the tux to reveal the sparkly blue V-neck onesie, as seen in a video posted to Instagram Friday.
The tech billionaire went all out for the show, jumping on the piano and hyping up the crowd as he recreated Boone’s entire 2025 Grammy’s performance of Beautiful Things — aside from the singer’s famous backflip.
However, it’s unclear exactly what Zuckerberg sang or if he was just lip-synching as he set the video to Boone’s brand-new single Sorry I’m Here for Someone Else.
“Your wife only turns 40 once!” Zuckerberg captioned the clip. “Shoutout to @bensonboone for the jumpsuit and new single.”
And his wife seemed to love the ordeal as she was seen laughing and having a blast in the crowd.
But for social media users it was more of a mixed reaction.
“The cringiest thing I’ve EVER seen button,” one commented.
“Dude if you’re gonna steal an artist’s performance you gotta do it better. Do the flip or get lost,” another wrote.
Another said: Haha this is all time!! Love it!”
A fourth quipped: “I hope my midlife crisis is half as good as Zucks.”
Even UFC fighter Conor McGregor posted: “Go on ya boya hahaja brilliant.”
Zuckerberg and Chan met and fell in love in 2003 while attending Harvard University. They tied the knot nine years later and have since welcomed three daughters — Maxima, 9, August, 7, and Aurelia, 2.
The Facebook co-founder, 40, also shared a photo of his outlandish outfit to his Instagram Stories, captioned, “Full send @bensonboone.”
Although Zuckerberg seemed to have a great time, Boone questioned his comfort in the sparkling suit.
“I hope his nuts are okay,” the hit maker commented under a post about the party. “That thing is so tight.”
The 22-year-old was nominated for best new artist at this year’s awards show.
Boone began his performance from the crowd, clad in a suit before Nikki Glaser and Heidi Klum stripped off the formal attire to reveal the tight jumpsuit.
However, the end of his performance provided an even more viral moment when the singer adjusted his crotch as he addressed the crowd.
The bold move took many audience members by surprise, which Boone later jokingly addressed on his Instagram Stories.
“Sorry for adjusting my jumpsuit so aggressively on stage tonight that thing was aggressively restricting in certain areas,” he wrote.
This story first appeared in the New York Post’s Page Six and was republished with permission.
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