Eilish Slams Billionaire Musk, Offers Wealth Redistribution Solutions

Two weeks ago, on November 1st, 2025, Billie Eilish used her acceptance speech at the WSJ Innovator Awards to criticize billionaires for hoarding their wealth when "people need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country." In the short time since, Elon Musk has made significant strides towards becoming the world's first trillionaire, thanks to an unrealistic pay package deal from Tesla.

Eilish has not held back in her response, reposting a series of infographics from the activist movement My Voice, My Choice that outline realistic ways for Musk to redistribute his trillionaire wealth. The graphics suggest Musk could end world hunger within five years by allocating $40 billion per year, provide universal access to safe, clean water for $140 billion per year for seven years, and save over 10,000 endangered species for just $1-2 billion annually. Eilish accompanied the posts with a scathing message, calling Musk a "fucking pathetic pussy bitch coward" for not taking such actions.

At the WSJ Innovator Awards, Eilish had announced plans to donate $11.5 million from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to various organizations and charities, noting that "there's a few people in here who have a lot more money than me" and questioning, "If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"