Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and pop star Billie Eilish have erupted into a public feud after the singer launched a stinging criticism of him on social media, prompting a sharp response from the Tesla boss.
The clash began when Eilish shared a series of posts on
Instagram last week, accusing Musk of hoarding wealth and failing to address
global crises despite his vast fortune. Her remarks followed reports that a new
Tesla compensation package could make Musk the world's first trillionaire. In
her posts, the Grammy winner suggested Musk could use his resources to combat
hunger, protect endangered wildlife, or help rebuild war-torn regions, but
instead chose not to.
Musk fired back on X, reacting to a screenshot of Eilish’s
criticism with a one-line jab, writing: “She’s not the sharpest tool in the
shed.”
Eilish has increasingly used public platforms to condemn
extreme wealth accumulation. At the WSJ Innovator Awards last month, an
event attended by some of the world’s richest figures, including Mark
Zuckerberg, she questioned why billionaires exist at all, noting that no
one should hold that much money. The 22-year-old recently pledged more than $11
million from her ongoing tour to climate-related and humanitarian causes
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