Billie Eilish drags billionaires in speech with Mark Zuckerberg in the room
Is Billie Eilish the Bad Guy? I dont think so, honey!Eilish attended the 2025 WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards on Wednesday, Oct. 29, and was recognized for her contributions in music. During her acceptance speech, the 23-year-old pop star delivered a quite pointed speech calling out billionaires and some of them were even present at the event.Notably, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended the event, accompanying his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, who was an honoree just like Eilish. Zuckerberg is the fifth-richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $228.3 billion, according to Forbes. Were 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, Eilish said in her speech. Id say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things, maybe give it to some people that need it.The Oscar and Grammy winner added, Love you all, but theres a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If youre a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties. (@) Did Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan react to Billie Eilishs speech?According to People, Zuckerberg did not clap after Eilishs statement at least according to an eyewitness who was present at the event and spoke with the publication.Chan, who was also an honoree at the event for her contributions in philanthropy through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, also delivered a speech.I cant believe they let science nerds like me into parties like this, Chan said in her acceptance speech. You have to believe that type of progress is possible. In the speech, Chan also compared her work at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with treating a baby who was born with no immune system, the Wall Street Journal reports.Who were the other honorees at the 2025 Innovators Award? All honorees at the at the WSJ Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards. Billie Eilish at the center; Dr. Priscilla Chan at the end (L-R).Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators AwardsBeyond Eilish (music) and Chan (philanthropy), honorees included Hermss Nadge Vanhe (fashion), Ben Stiller (entertainment), Spike Lee (film), Hailey Bieber (beauty), Spike Lee (film), as well as George Lucas and Mellody Hobson (design).