US EditionMillionaire Pop Star Calls Out Billionaires in Front of Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Give Your Money Away’
- At the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in New York, Billie Eilish accepted the Music Innovator Award while host Stephen Colbert announced her $11.5 million donation.
- Explaining her motivations, the singer urged wealthy individuals to 'use it for good' and give to those in need, citing empathy and her activism record this year.
- Onstage, Billie Eilish told the audience, `Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me,` while Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg reportedly did not clap.
- The donation will be funneled into the Changemaker Program, supporting beneficiary organizations addressing food equity and climate justice.
- In the wake of the announcement, Billie Eilish's tour sustainability measures highlight a broader industry push, while public reaction and debate over billionaire philanthropy have intensified in recent years.
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Billie Eilish Makes Bold Plea to Billionaires at Event With Mark Zuckerberg
Billie Eilish is putting her money where her mouth is. The “Birds of a Feather” singer, 23, urged billionaires to donate their riches to people in need while speaking at a Wall Street Journal event, where she pledged to give nearly $12 million of her own earnings to charity. “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 …
Billie Eilish called out billionaires. Some very famous ones were in the audience.
Billie Eilish called out the billionaires in the crowd — including Mark Zuckerberg — during a recent awards ceremony.Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesBillie Eilish confronted the billionaires in the room while accepting an award from The Wall Street Journal."Why are you a billionaire?" the singer asked a crowd that included Mark Zuckerberg.Billionaires have come under fire as economic inequality has ballooned.When Billie Eilish took the stage at last nig…
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