Robin Williams' daughter Zelda slams post suggesting he owned a pet monkey
Robin Williams' daughter Zelda has poured scorn on a social media post suggesting that the late actor owned a pet monkey.
Robin Williams' daughter Zelda has hit out at an "AI" post claiming that the late actor owned a pet monkey.
A social media post shared on the 10th anniversary of the 'Good Morning, Vietnam' star's passing suggested that he owned the primate but this has been rubbished by his actress daughter.
Resharing the X post, Zelda wrote: "It's been brought to my attention some probably AI written BS like this is going viral. Dad didn't own a pet monkey, NO ONE should, and if you're ever tempted to, support your local exotic animal rescues instead."
She also confirmed that the animal was in fact from the 'Night at the Museum' film franchise - in which Robin played an exhibit of former US president Theodore Roosevelt.
Zelda said: "That's his 'Night at the Museum' costar, who now lives at one."
The actress added that she would be paying little attention to "false or badly researched" social media posts about her father on the 10th anniversary of his death on Sunday (11.08.24).
Zelda explained: "Since more completely false or badly researched posts are likely to go viral on Dad’s death anniversary, maybe just assume they’re all BS (they usually are) … I sure as hell will."
Robin took his own life in August 2014 and Zelda previously discussed how the 'Mork and Mindy' star made it his priority to spend quality time with his family during his busy career in the spotlight.
She told PEOPLE magazine last year: "Being together was the important thing, because otherwise, especially with people scattered to the wind with work, it became even more special to do that.
"Dad's job made it pretty hard to keep anything like a yearly tradition really, aside from Thanksgiving or days when sets would shut down.
"So we didn't really have much in the way of that, but cooking together was a big part of our family. We would eat together every Tuesday, however many family members were in town."
