Why did Billie Eilish call out Elon Musk for not using his wealth to help humanity?

WSJ. Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards - Arrivals - Source: Getty
WSJ. Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards - Arrivals - Source: Getty

Billie Eilish doesn't seem too pleased with Elon Musk’s journey to become the world’s first billionaire. The Therefore I Am crooner took to her socials to express how Elon Musk could use his wealth to save the planet. Billie mentioned three ways Elon Musk can contribute to making Earth a better place.

Her first point was:

“Musk could choose to spend $40 billion every year to end world hunger by 2030 or provide universal safe clean water for $140 billion for the planet for the next seven years.”

In her second point, she shared that Elon Musk could save endangered species with only a few billion dollars.

“To save all 10,443 Critically Endangered species, Musk could pay $1-2 billion annually to bring all of them down to Endangered status.”

And her last point was that with $793.2 billion, Elon could rebuild Gaza, Ukraine, and Syria.

“At just $53.2 billion, Musk could rebuild Gaza and the occupied West Bank according to the EU. Although the UN predicts this could be upwards of $70 billion for Gaza alone. If he wanted to spread the wealth, and aid further, he could also rebuid Ukraine and Syria at a cost of $793.2 billion.”

Billie Eilish didn't stop at making her points; the Lovely hitmaker went on to call Musk some censor-worthy names.

“f*cking pathetic p*ssy b*tch coward.”

Billie Eilish's message to billionaires

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Billie Eilish passed a special message to the billionaires present at the 2025 WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards. According to eyewitnesses, Mark Zuckerberg, who is estimated to be worth $257 billion, was not impressed with her message.

She said during her acceptance speech for the Music Innovator Award:

“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. 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.”

She playfully urged the billionaires at the event to donate some of their wealth.

“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.”

According to People Magazine, Mark didn't join the rest of the audience in applauding the Bad Guy singer.


Read more: What was Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction to Billie Eilish’s criticism of billionaires at WSJ Innovator Awards?

Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala