When it comes to eating the rich, Billie Eilish is the "Bad Guy."

The Grammy-winning singer and outspoken pop star, 23, weighed in on income inequality and wealth disparities during a frank speech at the 2025 WSJ. Innovator Awards in New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Eilish was honored with the music innovator award, joining a star-studded roster that included honorees Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Hailey Bieber and George Lucas.

"Love you all, but there's a few people in here that have a lot more money than me," Eilish said. "If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but give your money away, shorties."

One billionaire who likely heard Eilish's call-to-action is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The social media magnate and Meta CEO, whose net worth is reportedly $227.9 billion, was spotted at the awards ceremony alongside his wife, Priscilla Chan.

"We're 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 added, according to People magazine and Billboard. "I'd say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things, maybe give it to some people that need it."

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True to her word, Eilish's comments come after the singer revealed a major donation amid her Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour, which is set to wrap on Nov. 23 after over 100 concerts.

Prior to receiving her WSJ Innovator Award, talk-show host and presenter Stephen Colbert announced that Eilish will be donating $11.5 million from the tour's proceeds to support "organizations, projects and voices dedicated to food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution and combating the climate crisis," per People and Billboard.

Money isn't the only issue on Eilish's mind these days. In an interview with WSJ Magazine published Wednesday, Oct. 29, the "Wildflower" songstress opened up about making her tour more environmentally sustainable through practices such as plant-based catering, biodegradable confetti and using recycled cotton to make tour merch.

"You can literally make all the same (stuff) with sustainable materials, and people just aren't doing it," Eilish said. "The main thing that I've learned in working with so many companies and making my own merch and my perfume is that everyone can actually do it. It's just that mostly they don't."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Billie Eilish tells billionaires to 'give your money away' in front of Mark Zuckerberg

Reporting by Edward Segarra, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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