When the world’s wealthiest technocrat refuses to clap for a pop star calling out billionaires, the internet notices everything.

Mark Zuckerberg found himself in an awkward spotlight at the WSJ Magazine’s 2025 Innovator Awards on Wednesday, Oct. 29, in New York City.

The Meta CEO sat stone-faced in a room full of wealthy and powerful guests as Billie Eilish, the evening’s Music Innovator Award recipient, delivered a pointed message about wealth inequality. While accepting her honor for raising $11.5 million for organizations addressing food insecurity and climate change through her nonprofit Support + Feed, the nine-time Grammy winner didn’t mince words, according to Billboard.

She looked out at the room of supremely wealthy guests, including Zuckerberg, whose Forbes- estimated net wort

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