Elon Musk counters Billie Eilish’s calls for more commitment to good causes with doubts about her intelligence.
Billie Eilish recently criticized Elon Musk in her Instagram story when it came to ways in which the world’s richest man could use his wealth for good causes. Now the almost trillionaire reacted to X.
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Eilish on Musk: “Damn, pathetic, cowardly weakling”
The singer reposted a post from the Instagram account “myvoicemychoiceorg” – according to reports Elon Musk is about to become the first trillionaire in history. The slides draw attention to global problems that the SpaceX founder could solve with his fortune: end world hunger, save endangered species or even rebuild Gaza. Your last story ended with an “etc….” – probably an indication that there are other options. And the words: “Damn, pathetic, cowardly weakling.”
Musk: “She’s not exactly the smartest”
The X-Chairman responded on the platform with screenshots of Eilish’s story. He wrote in the caption: “She’s not exactly the smartest” and insinuated that the singer didn’t understand what she was talking about. The post can now only be found via secondary sources – whether and why it was deleted remains unclear. In any case, Billie Eilish has not yet reacted to this.
Musk is actually said to be well on his way to becoming the world’s first trillionaire. His company Tesla approved a compensation package that would give him nearly $1 trillion in shares if he meets certain performance targets over the next decade, NME reports.
Eilish’s demands on the mega-rich
Billie Eilish recently made a clear appeal to the super-rich. At the “Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards 2025” she accepted the award as “Music Innovator” and addressed the wealthy audience in the room directly in her speech. Their appeal was short but unambiguous: “Donate your money, shorties.” Mark Zuckerberg was among those present at the time.
Later in the evening, talk show host Stephen Colbert announced that the songwriter would donate $11.5 million – the equivalent of almost ten million euros – from her “Hit Me Hard And Soft Tour” to charities that promote food justice and climate protection.
