Mark Zuckerberg reveals why he shut down daughter, 7, when she told him she wanted to be like Taylor...

The Meta CEO told the Acquired podcast that following in the popstar's footsteps is 'not available' to his middle child August Chan Zuckerberg. - www.dailymail.co.uk

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Mark Zuckerberg has revealed he shut down his seven-year-old daughter when she told him she wants to grow up to be like Taylor Swift. The father-of-three made the remarks as part of a wider point he was making on the importance of originality and authenticity in the tech sphere. 'One day, my daughter.

We took her to a Taylor Swift concert and she was like, 'You know Dad, I kind of want to be like Taylor Swift when I grow up',' Zuckerberg told podcast hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. 'I was like, "But you can't. That's not available to you",' he continued.



Mark Zuckerberg has revealed he shut down his seven-year-old daughter August when she told him she wants to grow up to be like Taylor Swift. Pictured: Zuckerberg with his wife and three daughters 'She thought about it and she's like, "Alright when I grow up I want people to want to be like August Chan Zuckerberg". And I was like, "Hell yeah.

Hell yeah".' Zuckerberg, 40, has been a longtime fan of fellow billionaire Swift, 34. He.

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