Pop superstar Billie Eilish used an award ceremony to challenge billionaires to give away more of their fortunes while one of the world’s richest men was sitting in the room.

Eilish, 23, was in New York for the Wall Street Journal Magazine’s Music Innovator of the Year award when she made her comments .

“We’re in a time right now when the world is really, really bad and really dark,” Eilish said, according to Rolling Stone . “People need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country. I’d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and maybe give it to some people that need it.”

Rolling Stone reports her comments received light applause before she continued.

“Love you all, but there’s a few people in here who have a lot more money than m

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