Billie Eilish has starred in one of the most talked about moments of the GRAMMY gala by stating that “no one is illegal on stolen land” during her acceptance speech for the Song of the Year award, which went to ‘Wildflower’.
Eilish’s words have continued to resonate in the following days, with critical voices pointing out an alleged hypocrisy for defending irregular immigration in the United States while living protected within a gated community.
Some voices have pointed out that Billie Eilish’s residence is built on native land, specifically from the Tongva people, originally from Los Angeles. The tribe, however, thanked Eilish for “giving visibility to the true history of this country.”
Her brother and producer, FINNEAS, has come to Eilish’s defense on social media, leaving a lapidary message on Threads: “I see many powerful white men angry with what my 24-year-old sister said in her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in Epstein’s files,” the musician wrote, although without mentioning any specific names.
FINNEAS has also responded to a USA Today news story that criticized Eilish and Bad Bunny for getting involved in politics, ensuring that their opinions do not matter. “It cannot be one thing and the other,” wrote O’Connell. «You can’t say that the opinion of celebrities doesn’t matter and then talk about it for days. You are making it matter. “I will continue to protest and, if it bothers you, I will do so with even more reason.”
