{"id":154375,"date":"2025-10-31T01:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/154375\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T01:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:11:10","slug":"billie-eilish-calls-out-billionaires-in-front-of-mark-zuckerberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/154375\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Calls Out Billionaires in Front of Mark Zuckerberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBillie Eilish<\/a> has never been shy about speaking her mind, but at WSJ Magazine\u2018s 2025 Innovator Awards, she put her money where her mouth is while calling out the world\u2019s billionaires \u2014 some of whom were in the room.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the event in New York City on Wednesday (Oct. 29), Stephen Colbert presented the pop star with the publication\u2019s music innovator award. Before Eilish took the stage, the late-night host also announced that the guest of honor had raised a whopping $11.5 million for organizations addressing food insecurity and climate change through her ongoing Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour.<\/p>\n

\n\tEilish then took the podium to accept the honor, looking out at a room of supremely wealthy and powerful guests \u2014 including Mark Zuckerberg, whose Forbes<\/a>-estimated net worth of $228 billion makes him the fifth richest man on the planet. The Meta owner was in attendance to support his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, who was honored Wednesday night for her philanthropy work as head of CZI.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPeople need empathy and help in our country,\u201d the nine-time Grammy winner said in her remarks.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe proceeded to deliver a blunt call to action directly to the heavy hitters in the room. \u201cI\u2019d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and give it to some people that need it,\u201d Eilish told the crowd. \u201cLove you all, but there\u2019s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNo hate, but give your money away, shorties,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard has reached out to Meta for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe event took place on the same day Eilish\u2019s interview with WSJ Magazine went live online. In addition to opening up about touring life and revealing that she almost scrapped<\/a> one of her biggest hits to date from album Hit Me Hard and Soft, the two-time Oscar winner told the publication about her passion for the environment.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou can literally make all the same s\u2013t with sustainable materials, and people just aren\u2019t doing it,\u201d she said of the fashion industry in particular. \u201cThe main thing that I\u2019ve learned in working with so many companies and making my own merch and my perfume is that everyone can actually do it. It\u2019s just that mostly they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEilish\u2019s $11.5 million donation will be funneled into her Changemaker Program, which benefits organizations working to address world hunger and environmental issues. Beyond raising money through her tour, the singer also provides plant-based food options at her shows, uses biodegradable confetti during her set, sells merch made out of recycled cotton and encourages fans to bring reusable water bottles and take public transport to the venues at which she plays.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe\u2019s also previously called out wastefulness in the music industry specifically. \u201cI find it really frustrating as somebody who really goes out of my way to be sustainable and do the best that I can and try to involve everybody in my team in being sustainable,\u201d Eilish told Billboard<\/a> in 2024. \u201cAnd then it\u2019s some of the biggest artists in the world making f\u2013king 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch Eilish\u2019s speech at WSJ Magazine\u2019s Innovator Awards below:<\/p>\n


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