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Winklevoss Twins Want to Move On From Fact They Owe Entire Existence to Getting Hosed By Mark Zuckerberg

Adrian Chen · 03/25/13 11:48AM

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are the two identical twins from whom Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook while they were all students at Harvard, in order to get rich and have sex with women, as depicted in the 100% true documentary The Social Network. The only reason anyone has heard of the Winklevii is because of their constant whinging and carrying on and winning multimillion dollar settlements over Mark Zuckerberg's betrayal. But now they would like to move on from their storied role as the world's most successful losers.

Whiny Facebook Twins Ordered To Pay Their Lawyer Already

Ryan Tate · 10/12/11 12:19PM

Did you know Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, professional Facebook suers, don't even want to pay the attorneys who secured their obscene $200 million settlement from the social network? It's true. But after losing to their ex lawyers in arbitration, in the New York Supreme Court, and now the New York Court of Appeals, they might actually have to fork over a 20 percent cut.

Facebook Twins Respond to Larry Summers' 'Asshole' Comment

Seth Abramovitch · 07/21/11 09:19PM

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have responded to Larry Summers, the former Harvard president who earlier this week said of his first encounter with the litigious dyad (famously dramatized in The Social Network), "One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they're looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an asshole. This was the latter case."

Winklevoss Twins Were Total 'Assholes' Says Larry Summers

Ryan Tate · 07/20/11 01:35PM

Larry Summers, the loudmouth former Treasury Secretary, knows from blowhards. So when he says Facebook losers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss were some of the most arrogant "assholes" he met at Harvard, that's really saying something.

Facebook Twins Will Continue Their Endless Legal Fight

Adrian Chen · 06/24/11 10:52AM

Surprise! Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss were just kidding about giving up on their legal war against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg over him allegedly stealing their idea for Facebook. They're actually just changing tactics, slightly.

The Facebook Twins Finally Surrender

Ryan Tate · 06/22/11 06:32PM

It's over. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have finally—finally!—given up the legal war that earned them $100 million, that shamed the founder of Facebook, and that spawned an Oscar-winning movie.

Facebook Twins Will Take Hopeless Lawsuit to Supreme Court

Adrian Chen · 05/17/11 10:13AM

You didn't think the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals telling Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to go away forever would actually get them to drop their crap Facebook lawsuit, did you? They're taking this thing all the way to the Supreme Court!

Infuriating Twins Must Leave For Eternity, Court Rules

Ryan Tate · 05/16/11 04:35PM

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss must go away and never come back, ever, with their whining about how they only made, like, $100 million+ on their Facebook settlement, said the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. No, Tyler. No, Cameron. Just: No.

Facebook Twins Get Sued For Doing What They Always Whine About

Adrian Chen · 05/13/11 01:43PM

Boston businessman Wayne Chang claims that the Winklevoss twins elbowed him out of the $65 million settlement Facebook paid them back in 2008. Chang partnered with the Winklevii on their failed ConnectU project—the idea they claim Mark Zuckeberg stole and turned into Facebook— and he says this entitles him to a portion of the ginormous settlement, of which he currently has $0.

Winklevoss Twins Still Really Steamed About This Facebook Thing

Adrian Chen · 12/30/10 11:19PM

The Winklevoss Twins—the hunky identical twins who claim Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook from them at Harvard—are still hopping mad! Apparently you can't even interview them without being inundated with the tiniest details of Zuckerberg's betrayal.

Winklevoss Can't Talk About Girls Without Giggling

Maureen O'Connor · 12/20/10 02:55PM

"Did a lot of girls contact you and your brother after the movie?" Newsweek asked Social Network villain Tyler Winklevoss. His response was a series of flustered giggles and awkward stammering.

The Winklevoss Twins Are Suing Mark Zuckerberg Again

Max Read · 12/09/10 03:19AM

The Winklevoss twins are at it again! Tyler and Cameron, the crew-rowing siblings who walked away with a $65 million settlement after suing Mark Zuckerberg, have filed another suit against the Facebook founder, saying they didn't get enough last time.

Mark Zuckerberg One-Ups the Winklevii—Again—on 60 Minutes

Matt Cherette · 12/05/10 09:49PM

Tonight, 60 Minutes aired its Mark Zuckerberg profile. Also featured: the Winklevii, aka twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who sued Zuckerberg for "stealing" their idea. And once again, Zuckerberg came out on top with a smart, sassy dis. Watch inside.