Elon Musk Fires Back at Billie Eilish After She Calls Him 'Pathetic' Over Charity

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00:00Elon Musk fires back at Billie Eilish after she calls him pathetic over charity.

00:06Billie Eilish recently went viral for sending a message to billionaires,

00:10and now, Elon Musk, one of today's most notable billionaires, is responding.

00:16After criticizing billionaires at the WSJ Innovator Awards,

00:20Billie Eilish called Elon Musk a coward on Instagram, prompting him to respond critically.

00:27The Grammy-winning singer has had a standout year with a successful tour and award nominations,

00:33while also drawing attention for her political and outspoken comments.

00:37At the end of October, Billie appeared at the Wall Street Journal's Innovator Awards,

00:42where she not only revealed that she was donating a large sum of money to charity,

00:47but also made a speech calling out billionaires in the room and across the country, encouraging

00:52them to give their money away, stating,

00:55I'd say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things,

00:59maybe give it to some people that need it.

01:01After her speech, the singer faced some backlash, but stood her ground,

01:06continuing to criticize Elon Musk, recently named the world's richest man.

01:11On November 13th, she shared an Instagram post on her story about the trillionaire,

01:17a post that took his net worth and pointed out all of the humanitarian aid he could provide with it.

01:23Along with the post, Billie chimed in with some insults, calling Elon a coward and pathetic.

01:30Few billionaires reacted to the singer's Innovator Awards speech,

01:33but days later, Elon Musk responded to her Instagram comments on X, formerly Twitter.

01:41The tech mogul replied directly to what Billie had said about him and responded,

01:45She's not the sharpest tool in the shed.

01:47On the platform, numerous internet users were divided by his response,

01:52with some of his fans backing him up, and many of her supporters echoing her message.

01:57You are not the sharpest tool in the shed either, honey, responded a user.

02:03If only you put this much energy into real-world problems, added another.