Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker in screaming match outside Hollywood club
He was no stranger to drama in The Social Network, but LA clubgoers got a close look at just how tough a partnership with Mark Zuckerberg can be. The Facebook boss reportedly got into an alcohol-fuelled shouting match with Napster co-founder Sean Parker over the site's new ties with Spotify.
The New York Post reported that the two were at the Hollywood hotspot The Beverly this month to mark the music service’s launch with Facebook.
Partnership: Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker were pictured with Snoop Dogg at Sean Parker's Celebration of Music in San Francisco last month
But after boozing it up long into the night, the two got into a heated conversation that turned into a public dust-up outside the club.
A source told the paper's Page Six: ‘Sean and Mark had done the big Spotify launch and headed to The Beverly to party.
hey spent a lot of money on alcohol, and as the night went on they got into an intense discussion, which turned into a loud argument as they left.'
The Parker camp denied the claims.
The Parker camp denied the claims.
Dust-Up: Sean Parker reportedly got into an alcohol-fuelled spat with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook's new ties with Spotify
A rep for Mr Parker told Page Six: 'Most stories have a grain of truth. There were together at The Beverly, they did discuss Spotify and Facebook, but they did not have an argument.'
A Facebook official would not return the paper’s request for a comment.
Spotify is partly backed by Parker, who made his name as a supporter of the original Napster music service before becoming a backer of Facebook.
Spotify now has 250,000 paying subscribers, Reuters reported yesterday.
Boss: Mark Zuckerberg's complicated business partnerships were chronicled in the 2010 film The Social Network
Mr Parker, a digital entrepreneur, joined Facebook as an adviser in 2004 before becoming the site’s first president. But he was forced out of the post following a cocaine possession bust a year later. He was never charged due to a lack of evidence.
While Mr Parker remains a part-owner of Facebook, he no longer has an active role at the multi-billion-dollar company.However, he remains as a consultant to Mr Zuckerberg.
The complex business relationship between Mr Zuckerberg and Mr Parker was chronicled in 2010’s The Social Network.
In the film, Mr Parker (played by Justin Timberlake) is portrayed as a money-obsessed, but brilliant, party animal.
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