Tesla founder Elon Musk has slammed Billie Eilish after the singer criticized him and suggested he could make better use of his personal wealth. Earlier, Eilish had called out billionaires at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in her award-winning speech.
Elon Musk responds to Billie Eilish
Elon Musk slammed Billie Eilish on his X (formerly Twitter) account after the singer criticized him in an Instagram story.
With Musk reportedly poised to become the first trillionaire in history after winning a crucial shareholder vote, the “Birds of a Feather” crooner had taken to her Instagram to share a carousel by MyVoiceMyChoice Org. The post was titled, “Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire. Here’s what he could do with it.” The carousel suggested he could end world hunger, rebuild Gaza, and save endangered species.
The 23-year-old popstar shared each of these slides on her Instagram stories. In the end, she wrote, “etc, f*****g pathetic p***y b****h coward.” Eilish’s fan page, billieeilishtrs, shared this on their Instagram stories. To which Elon Musk replied, “She’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.”
For those unversed, Eilish has been a vocal critic of billionaires demanding that they make better use of their massive personal wealth. Notably, the 23-year-old singer urged billionaires to donate their personal wealth for charitable causes at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards last month.
She made a cheeky and heartfelt speech, stating, “Love you all, but there’s a few people in here who have a lot more money than me. If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but, yeah. Give your money away, shorties. Love you guys. Thank you so much.”
At the same awards, talk show host Stephen Colbert announced that Eilish will be donating a whopping $11.5 million from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour. The money will be used to support and empower organisations working on combating climate change, supporting climate justice, food equity, and reducing carbon footprints.
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
