Elon Musk has publicly retaliated against singer Billie Eilish after she launched one of the year's most scathing celebrity critiques, targeting his vast fortune and its potential to address worldwide problems.
The Spark That Ignited the Feud
Four days after the 23-year-old Grammy winner accused the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of hoarding his wealth instead of helping to solve global crises, Musk finally issued a response. Under an X post shared by an Eilish fan account, Musk wrote: 'She's not the sharpest tool in the shed.' This jab at her intelligence marks his first direct acknowledgment of Eilish's fiery tirade, which ignited a storm online and drew huge applause from fans.
Last Thursday, Eilish, who has an estimated net worth of $50 million, posted a rapid-fire series of Instagram Stories highlighting statistics from the advocacy group MyVoiceMyChoice.org. Each slide outlined what Musk could theoretically fund with his staggering fortune.
Eilish's Demands: What $40 Billion Could Do
The singer's social media posts presented a stark breakdown of global needs versus Musk's wealth. One graphic claimed he could spend $40 billion a year to end world hunger by 2030, while another stated that $140 billion could provide safe drinking water to the entire planet for seven years.
A separate slide estimated that saving all 10,443 critically endangered species would cost roughly $1–2 billion annually. Another suggested that $53.2 billion could rebuild Gaza and the West Bank, with even larger investments potentially restoring parts of Ukraine and Syria.
After several slides detailing Musk's projected race toward trillionaire status, Eilish ended with a stark black screen containing just eight explosive words: 'f**ing pathetic p**sy b**ch coward.' Although she didn't name him directly, the timing and the content left fans with zero doubt about her target.
Fan Reactions and Philanthropic Context
Eilish's supporters flooded social media within minutes of her post. One fan wrote, 'Her being in her early 20s doing more for the people than old billionaires and politicians says a lot,' while another referenced a recent industry event: 'Just last week she was in a room full of billionaires and deadass asked them WHY they're billionaires.'
Despite her sharp criticism, Eilish continues to donate aggressively. Stephen Colbert recently revealed at an event that she has raised more than $11.5 million through her Hit Me Hard And Soft tour to support global initiatives addressing climate justice, food equity, and carbon reduction.
Eilish has increasingly used her platform to scrutinize extreme wealth, most recently calling out billionaires while accepting the Music Innovator Award at WSJ. Magazine's Innovator Awards. Standing before guests including Mark Zuckerberg, she asked, 'If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.' A source later told People that Zuckerberg, worth $257 billion, did not clap.
With Musk now publicly dismissing her intelligence and Eilish staying silent after her explosive call-out, fans on both sides are bracing for what could be round two in this high-profile celebrity clash.
