American pop singer Billie Eilish targeted billionaires who do not donate.
On the 29th (local time), People and other foreign media reported that Billie Eilish, while accepting the music innovator award at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards, said billionaires should do more.
According to reports, while accepting the Music Innovator Award, Billie Eilish said in her speech, "Right now we live in a time when the world is really, badly and darkly turning. People need empathy and help more than ever. If you have money, it would be good to use it for good causes. Maybe give it to people who need it."
Eilish then directly targeted some people in the audience without hesitation. She said, "I love you all, but there are a few people here who have much more money than I do. If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? I don't mean to be hateful. Seriously, share some money."
The venue responded with quiet laughter and applause. In attendance were celebrities including billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, Hailey Bieber, Spike Lee, George Lucas, and Tory Burch.
Billie Eilish has donated $11.5 million (about 1.65 billion won) to organizations and projects dedicated to food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution, and responding to the climate crisis.
[Photo] ©Gettyimages (unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited).
[OSEN]