Mark Zuckerberg staring at Lauren Sanchez? Social media has a field day with ill-timed pic

A picture of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seemingly staring at Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez has left social media in splits.

Updated on: Jan 21, 2025, 07:37:29 IST

By Sanya Jain

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A picture of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seemingly staring at Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez has left social media in splits. The ill-timed picture was taken at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in the US Capitol on January 20.

Mark Zuckerberg photographed with Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos at Trump inauguration. (X/@CNviolations)

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, marking a political comeback of epic proportions. His inauguration ceremony was attended by some of the world’s most high profile names, including world leaders and business tycoons.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani were just some of the business leaders at Trump’s inauguration ceremony.

New meme format?

Zuckerberg was accompanied by wife Priscilla Chan, while Bezos attended the inauguration with fiancée Lauren Sanchez, who copped backlash for her “inappropriate” outfit - she wore a lacy corset underneath her white blazer for the formal occasion.

While Lauren Sanchez faced online criticism for her outfit, the situation was made funnier by an ill-timed picture that appears to show Zuckerberg staring at her.

The picture in question shows Sanchez seated between Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos at Donald Trump’s inauguration. It has gone viral on X in a matter of minutes, collecting a ton of amused reactions.

“This can’t be real,” wrote one bemused viewer.

“New meme format just dropped,” another said.

“Poor Zuck. Now an immortal meme template. And I expect trouble at home as well,” a user wrote in the comments section.

In fact, the moment was very much real. However, as a video shows, Zuckerberg did not so much stare as give Sanchez a fleeting glance. Nonetheless, it was enough to set social media on fire.

(Also read: Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez slammed for ‘incredibly inappropriate’ outfit at Trump inauguration)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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