Billie Eilish recently took to her Instagram story to slam Elon Musk for hoarding his wealth as the Telsa founder and X owner approaches trillionaire status. If Musk does break that threshold, he will become the world’s first trillionaire. Grammy winner Eilish called Musk a “fucking pathetic pussy bitch coward” for not giving his money away toward humanitarian relief efforts.
The singer preceded her statement by sharing a photo carousel by the My Voice, My Choice activist group that broke down the many ways Musk could use chunks of his money to help the world. Examples include spending $40 billion a year to end world hunger by 2030 and paying around $2 billion a year to bring down the endangered species status of 10,433 animals, among other ways.
Eilish previously made headlines earlier this month while giving an acceptance speech at the Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards. She used her brief moment at the podium to call out billionaires and urge them to give their money away. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg was in attendance at the ceremony.
“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,” Eilish told the room. “Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.”
Eilish recently picked up Grammy nominations for record and song of the year thanks to “Wildflower.” If the 23-year-old takes home one of the prizes next year she will add to her collection of nine Grammys. More importantly, a Grammy win would give her the chance to call out Musk and other billionaires on national television.
