Meta tried to block lawyers from asking Mark Zuckerberg about his $231B fortune in LA social media trial: court docs
NY Post
Meta quietly tried to block attorneys from asking Mark Zuckerberg about his massive fortune at the bombshell social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, according to court documents reviewed by The Post.
The owner of Instagram and Facebook made a confidential request to “shield Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s founder, CEO, and controlling shareholder, from the very same scrutiny that other witnesses have faced,” according to a filing unsealed last Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The plaintiffs allege that Zuckerberg — who currently ranks as the world’s fifth-richest person with a personal net worth of $231 billion, according to Bloomberg — turned a blind eye to rampant harm to teens caused by his apps in order to protect his profits.
“Meta cannot coherently argue that the magnitude of those holdings — the very figure that gives his financial interest its probative force — is somehow off limits,” attorneys for the plaintiffs wrote.
Meta’s request to quash the money questions remains under seal. It resulted in a partial victory for Meta, with California state Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl ruling that questions about Zuckerberg’s compensation and stock holdings were allowed, while specific questions related to his total net worth and assets like property and homes were prohibited.
“While Mark Zuckerberg’s financial standing is a matter of public record, based on the Court’s existing orders and established California law, it is not relevant to this case,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.
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