Singer Billie Eilish used her spotlight at WSJ Magazine’s Innovator Awards Wednesday night to turn the heat on billionaires.

“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,” the 23-year-old said while accepting the Music Innovator Award. “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.”

She then added, “Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.”

By a few people, she was likely referring to Mark Zuckerberg, who was sitting in the crowd with his wife, Priscilla Cha

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