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Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Billie Eilish
Jen Thomas
Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish is continuing to share her thoughts on the super-rich, and this time she's got Elon Musk in her sights.
It comes after she hit out at the likes of Mark Zuckerberg during a speech for being billionaires at a time where so many people are struggling, and reports claim Elon is set to become a trillionaire.
Billie was speaking at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards, when she shared a message for those in the room she felt were unfairly hoarding their wealth.
She recently donated $11.5 million of her own money (she's rumoured to be worth around $50 million), and 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.
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"I'd say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things, maybe give it to some people that need it."
Billie went in for the kill, asking: "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."
Now, following that speech, she has lashed out at Elon Musk, too.
After finding out about his impending payday from Tesla shareholders if he hits targets, which will make him a trillionaire (yes, you read that right), the 'Ocean Eyes' star shared a series of screenshots on her Instagram story revealing just what good things Musk could allegedly do with the money if he so wished.
These include ending world hunger (at a cost of $40 billion a year), saving endangered animal species (between $1bn-$2bn a year to bring more than 10,000 critically endangered species down to endangered status), and rebuilding Gaza and the occupied West Bank ($53.2 billion).
After sharing the slides, Billie wrote: "etc.... F*****g pathetic p***y b***h coward."
Onlookers were divided.
"Her and all of her super rich celebrity friends can come together to do a lot of great things for people. Can’t rely on the Elon Musks in the world," wrote one.
Others highlighted Billie's recent large donation to defend her against claims of hypocrisy, while one Instagram commenter wrote succinctly: "I so agree with her."
Mark Zuckerberg was present at the event when Billie asked billionaires to give their money away.
A representative from his Zuckerberg Initiative told Tyla: "Regarding Mark Zuckerberg, as you know, he and Dr. Priscilla Chan recently attended the WSJ Innovator event.
"Dr. Chan was honored for her leadership in science philanthropy at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) – where she and Mark are co-CEOs and co-Founders.
"Through CZI, they have already contributed more than $7 billion to various causes and have pledged to donate 99 percent of their Meta shares to philanthropy over their lifetime."