Billie Eilish is not afraid to say how she really feels about Elon Musk. Though her recent posts about the controversial Tesla CEO and former DOGE head were quite succinct, the message was very clear: Elon is a “p—y b—- coward,” among other things. Of course, Elon is a controversial figure for a variety of reasons, but Billie focused on his wealth. Elon is already the richest person in the world, and Tesla shareholders recently approved a $1 trillion pay plan for him.
Billie reacted to the news by sharing slides from a post by “My Voice, My Choice” to her Instagram Stories. The post focused on just a few of the things Elon would be able to do with his wealth instead of hoarding it and using his influence to “promote fascism.”
The 23-year-old “Bad Guy” singer shared several points included in the post to her Instagram Stories. One of the slides she shared said Elon could end world hunger. “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,” the slide reads. Another slide shared by Billie says he could save endangered species, while another says he could use some of his money to rebuild Gaza.
Obviously, Elon has not done any of these things, which is exactly why Billie thinks he’s a “f—ing pathetic p—y b—- coward.” In their caption “My Voice, My Choice” wrote, “He could have solved world hunger, but instead he promoted fascism.” One slide in the post also included a photo of Elon’s salute at a President Donald Trump inauguration event.
In October 2025, Billie spoke out against the ultra wealthy at the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards. During her speech, she addressed the people in the audience who “have a lot more money” than she does.
“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,” she said. “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.”
Then, she addressed billionaires specifically. “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.”
After the speech went viral, some critics called Billie out for being pretty wealthy herself (though certainly not as rich as Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg). The same night that Billie accept her award, Stephen Colbert announced that she was donating proceeds from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to “support organizations, projects and voices dedicated to food equity, client justice, reducing carbon pollution and combating the climate crisis.”
He said, “That donation, ladies and gentlemen, will be $11.5 million. That’s wonderful. Billie, on behalf of humans everywhere, thank you.”
