Billionaire Elon Musk thinks Billie Eilish is "hypocritical" when the singer sells perfume and makes money in the US but criticizes this country.
Incident related to the video of Billie Eilish introducing her new perfume line on X on August 27. A day later, Elon Musk attracted the attention of many social network users when he commented tagging Grok - an AI chatbot developed by his xAI technology company, asking this tool to write an article attacking the "hypocritical" Billie Eilish. According to him, the singer once criticized capitalism, billionaires and America's founding history, but now sells perfume and lives lavishly in a place she condemns.
Grok's account responded to Elon Musk's request with the post: "Billie criticizes capitalism, 'confiscated land' while launching Eilish Intense perfume and living in million-dollar mansions in Los Angeles on that land. The very system she condemns finances her life. Clearly a contradiction." The billionaire said that this article was "too short and boring". He proposed an AI tool to rewrite and increase criticism.
Grok gave a different answer, saying: "Billie Eilish preaches about capitalism and 'snatched land' from her $14 million palace in Tongva, Los Angeles, while selling her $88 Eilish Intense perfume so fans can smell her contradictions. The very system she criticizes is funding her mansions, herds of horses, and perfume empires. If it's usurped land, stop taking over. using and returning the house key instead of receiving money, wearing nonsense perfume. The height of hypocrisy." Elon Musk praised this version as "a little better than the old version".
According to the Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy site, Tongva is the ancestral home of Native Americans. Previously, Billie Eilish received backlash when the audience discovered that her million-dollar house was built on the traditional territory of the Tongva tribe. The incident happened after Eilish said "no one is illegal when standing on appropriated land" on stage to receive the Song of the Year award at the Grammys in February. According to Fox News, that statement was intended to criticize President Trump's policy of cracking down on illegal immigrants, carried out by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
Currently, Elon Musk's comment has more than 4.5 million views, attracting nearly 2,000 comments. Some accounts agree with Musk. But some people think that billionaires are bullying talented young artists just because they dare to speak up. "I think you should choose an opponent of your own level," quoted a comment with more than 60,000 views.
According to the International Business Times, Elon Musk's attacks appeared in the context of him and Billie Eilish having been arguing since November 2025 until now. In an Instagram post at the time, she described him as a "pathetic coward", suggesting five ways he could help the world with his fortune. At that time, Elon Musk was about to become the world's first trillion-dollar billionaire. A few days later, Musk responded to the artist by saying she was "not very smart" when teaching him how to spend billions of dollars on a global problem, under Billie Eilish's fanpage post on X.
Not only with Elon Musk, Billie once called on billionaires to contribute more. At the Innovator Award ceremony in October 2025, the singer commented that the world is in a "bad, dark" period, especially in the US, and hopes that those who have the means will use their own money for good purposes. The event was attended by many wealthy guests such as billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, director George Lucas - the second richest person in Hollywood with assets of more than five billion USD. According to People, some participants at the event revealed that CEO Zuckerberg did not applaud her speech.
Elon Musk, 55 years old, was born and raised in South Africa. He is a leading face in the technology field, behind the success of four billion-dollar companies including Tesla, PayPal, Solar City and SpaceX. In 2016, he ranked 21st in the Top 100 most powerful people voted by Forbes. As of August 31, Elon Musk was worth $873.1 billion, according to Forbes.
Musk went through two marriages and loved many Hollywood beauties such as actress Amber Heard, Talulah Riley (second wife), and singer Grimes. The billionaire currently has 14 children, including six with his first wife - Canadian author Justine Wilson. In February 2025, American author Ashley St. Clair, 26, revealed his "secret to giving birth to children".
Billie Eilish was born in 2001 and is currently one of the most talented and famous gen Z artists in the world. She won five Grammy awards with her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019). She is also the youngest singer in history to win America's biggest art awards including Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe. She has several hits such as Birds of a Feather, Bad Guy, What Was I Made For.
