Why Billie Eilish Is Nasty Against ‘Pathetic’ Tech Tycoon

Billie Eilish is standing on business when it comes to her philanthropic passions. 

The singer has pointed a finger at Elon Musk, who is about to become a trillionaire, for not contributing to ending world hunger, among other causes. 

Eilish recently similarly slammed other billionaire celebrities for not using their money and influence to make the world a better place.

Eilish took to her Instagram Stories to let Musk know how she truly feels about his amassed wealth as a tech entrepreneur.

The singer reposted a slide shared by My Voice, My Choice, that shed light on the number of things Musk could have used his money to change. The first slide bore a text that read, “Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire. Here’s what he could do with it.”

The second slide bore information suggesting that the tech mogul could end world hunger by 2030 should he choose to spend $40 billion every year. Other slides also suggested that he could save endangered species or provide universally safe clean water for the next seven years with $140 billion. 

The final slide read, “At just $53.2 billion, Musk could rebuild Gaza and the occupied West Bank according to the EU. Although the UN predicts this could be upwards of $70 billion for Gaza alone. If he wanted to spread the wealth and aid further, he could also rebuild Ukraine and Syria at a cost of $793.2 billion.” 

Not holding back, Eilish called Musk a “f-cking pathetic p-ssy b-tch coward.” 

Eilish’s statements come on the heels of news that Musk is on his way to becoming the world’s first trillionaire following the approval of a large pay package by Tesla shareholders. 

As confirmed by Business Insider, over 75% of Tesla shareholders voted to pay a compensation plan worth up to $1 trillion to Musk. 

The businessman will not receive the payout in one go, but will be required to meet some business goals before he can be compensated.

Some of these goals include boosting Tesla’s market cap up to $8.5 trillion in the next ten years, deploying 1 million robotaxis, and selling 12 million vehicles in a year. 

Musk is not the only billionaire who has been called out by Eilish. Last month, the “Ocean Eyes” singer boldly criticized a room full of wealthy celebrities for not utilizing their wealth for charitable causes. 

During her acceptance speech at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in New York City, Eilish said, “We’re in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and people need empathy and help more than kind of ever, especially in our country,” per The Blast.

She then urged people who had money to “use it for good things” and help others in need. She acknowledged that there were people in the room who were wealthier than she is, and asked, “And if you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?”

The singer didn’t just stop there. She also pledged to donate $11.5 million to organizations that fight for food equity, among other charitable causes. 

Although Eilish didn’t directly name any celebrity in her speech, fans accused her of revisiting her feud with Taylor Swift. 

The 23-year-old singer once shaded artists for using overly wasteful packages, and fans similarly assumed her comments were directed at Swift, who made her album available in four different versions. 

One fan praised Eilish for “the Taylor shade,” and argued that the former would “always be right.” Meanwhile, another pointed out that Eilish’s statements could only be directed at Swift “if that shoe fits.” 

Before Eilish was accused of revisiting her feud with Swift, she had an unpleasant experience with a fan during her show at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

As The Blast reported, the Grammy Award winner was walking along the barricade in the arena during the show when an unruly fan aggressively pulled her towards them. This caused Eilish to stumble to the ground as her security detail rushed to detain the fan. 

Other fans online reacted to the incident and condemned the unruly concertgoer for taking things too far and “crossing a line.” Someone pointed out that “real fans” don’t behave like that, and another tagged the concertgoer’s behaviour as “disgusting.”