Universal Music Group, which is in charge of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">songs</a> made by recording artists such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift</a>, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Bad Bunny, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/billie-eilish">Billie Eilish</a>, and many other major <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">music industry</a> stars, announced that its music would be removed from TikTok unless they can come to an agreement over money.
UMG said in an <a href="https://www.universalmusic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-artist-and-songwriter-community-why-we-must-call-time-out-on-tiktok/">open letter</a> posted Wednesday that it is looking out for its artists and demands higher compensation for music used on the platform. Per <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/universal-music-group-remove-songs-tiktok-rcna136506">NBC News</a>, about 60% of TikTok videos include music.
&#8220;TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay,&#8221; the statement said in part.
The Dutch American-owned company said, &#8220;Ultimately TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music.&#8221; 
The letter also mentioned artificial intelligence (AI) tools employed by TikTok, which it said could have negative outcomes in addition to ushering in &#8220;a tidal wave of hate speech, bigotry, bullying and harassment.&#8221;
&#8220;As our negotiations continued, TikTok attempted to bully us into accepting a deal worth less than the previous deal, far less than fair market value and not reflective of their exponential growth,&#8221; the letter said.
UMG also accused TikTok of &#8220;selectively removing the music of certain of our developing artists&#8221; while keeping &#8220;audience-driving global stars” as a form of intimidation.
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“TikTok’s tactics are obvious: use its platform power to hurt vulnerable artists and try to intimidate us into conceding to a bad deal that undervalues music and shortchanges artists and songwriters as well as their fans,” the letter said. “We will never do that. We will always fight for our artists and songwriters and stand up for the creative and commercial value of music.”
TikTok <a href="https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-statement-in-response-to-universal-music-group">responded</a> to the letter, saying it was “sad and disappointing” that UMG chose to “put their own greed above the interests of their artists and songwriters.” 
“Despite Universal’s false narrative and rhetoric, the fact is they have chosen to walk away from the powerful support of a platform with well over a billion users that serves as a free promotion and discovery vehicle for their talent.”
The response noted that TikTok was able to reach an agreement with other labels and publishers, then accused UMG of having “self-serving interests.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/billie-eilish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billie Eilish</a> went viral after she blasted Variety magazine for &#8220;outing&#8221; her and called on the outlet to leave her alone.
The 21-year-old singer posted several pictures on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0abAXNxnpV/?img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> on Sunday after attending Variety&#8217;s Hitmakers brunch event, where she was <a href="https://people.com/billie-eilish-on-coming-out-didnt-realize-people-didnt-know-8410114" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> on the red carpet about her comment in last month&#8217;s <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/features/billie-eilish-body-shamers-sexualized-barbie-oscar-buzz-1235787860/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Power of Women</a> issue about being &#8220;attracted to&#8221; women.
&#8220;Thanks variety for my award and for also outing me on a red carpet at 11 am instead of talking about anything else that matters,&#8221; Eilish captioned her post. &#8220;I like boys and girls leave me alone about it please literally who cares.&#8221;
At the time of this publication, her post has 3.6 million views and counting.
At the <a href="https://x.com/Variety/status/1731063087170560332?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">event</a> on Saturday, the magazine&#8217;s reporter asked the singer if she had intended to &#8220;come out&#8221; in the article.
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&#8220;No I didn&#8217;t,&#8221; Eilish replied. &#8220;But I kind of thought, &#8216;Wasn&#8217;t it obvious?&#8217;&#8230; I didn&#8217;t realize people didn&#8217;t know.&#8221;
&#8220;I just don&#8217;t really believe in it,&#8221; she added of the idea of &#8220;coming out.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m just like, &#8216;Why can&#8217;t we just exist?&#8217; I&#8217;ve been doing this for a long time, and I just didn&#8217;t talk about it. Whoops.&#8221;
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In last month&#8217;s issue, the &#8220;Everything I Wanted&#8221; hitmaker talked about her attraction to women.
&#8220;I love [women] so much,&#8221; Eilish said. &#8220;I love them as people. I&#8217;m attracted to them as people. I&#8217;m attracted to them for real.&#8221;
&#8220;I have deep connections with women in my life, the friends in my life, the family in my life,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I&#8217;m physically attracted to them. But I&#8217;m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.&#8221;
Eilish burst onto the music scene when she was 13 when her song &#8220;Ocean Eyes&#8221; went viral on SoundCloud. As she rose to stardom, she faced media stories about her looks, who she was dating, and her sexuality.
She&#8217;s called the scrutiny &#8220;weird and upsetting&#8221; and said it led her to wear baggy clothes to hide her body from the world.
&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t trying to have people not sexualize me,&#8221; Eilish previously told the <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/features/billie-eilish-body-shamers-sexualized-barbie-oscar-buzz-1235787860/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlet</a>. &#8220;But I didn&#8217;t want people to have access to my body, even visually. I wasn&#8217;t strong enough and secure enough to show it. If I had shown it at that time, I would have been completely devastated if people had said anything.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve never felt like a woman, to be honest with you,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never felt desirable. I&#8217;ve never felt feminine. I have to convince myself that I&#8217;m, like, a pretty girl.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/billie-eilish-opens-up-about-being-sexualized-early-in-her-career" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billie Eilish Opens Up About Being Sexualized Early In Her Career</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/billie-eilish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billie Eilish</a> opened up about being sexualized early in her career and slammed the scrutiny she said she faced being a &#8220;young woman&#8221; in the public eye.
During an interview with <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/features/billie-eilish-body-shamers-sexualized-barbie-oscar-buzz-1235787860/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> for the entertainment magazine&#8217;s The Power Of Women Issue, 21-year-old singer-songwriter said that &#8220;being a woman is just such a war, forever. Especially being a young woman in the public eye. It&#8217;s really unfair.&#8221;
&#8220;I have big boobs,&#8221; Eilish told the outlet. &#8220;I&#8217;ve had big boobs since I was nine years old, and that&#8217;s just the way I am. That&#8217;s how I look.&#8221;
&#8220;You wear something that&#8217;s at all revealing, and everyone&#8217;s like, &#8216;Oh, but you didn&#8217;t want people to sexualize you?'&#8221;she added. &#8220;You can suck my a**! I&#8217;m literally a being that is sexual sometimes. F**k you!&#8221;
The &#8220;Happier Than Ever&#8221; hitmaker noted that &#8220;nobody ever says a thing about men&#8217;s bodies.&#8221;
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Billie Eilish says men don’t face criticism about their bodies because girls are nice:
“Nobody ever says a thing about men’s bodies. If you’re muscular, cool. If you’re not, cool. If you’re rail thin, cool. If you have a dad bod, cool. If you’re pudgy, love it! Everybody’s happy… <a href="https://t.co/xaihWNyjE3">pic.twitter.com/xaihWNyjE3</a>
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&#8220;If you&#8217;re muscular, cool. If you&#8217;re not, cool,&#8221; Eilish said. &#8220;If you&#8217;re rail thin, cool. If you have a dad bod, cool. If you&#8217;re pudgy, love it! Everybody&#8217;s happy with it. You know why? Because girls are nice. They don&#8217;t give a f**k because we see people for who they are!&#8221;
<a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/13/entertainment/billie-eilish-bashes-being-sexualized-ive-had-big-boobs-since-i-was-9-years-old/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eilish</a> burst onto the music scene when she was 13 when her song &#8220;Ocean Eyes&#8221; went viral on SoundCloud. As her she rose to stardom, she was faced with media stories about her looks, who she was dating, what her sexuality was, and more.
She called the scrutiny &#8220;weird and upsetting&#8221; and said it led her to wear baggy clothes in order to hide her body from the world.
&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t trying to have people not sexualize me,&#8221; Eilish said. &#8220;But I didn&#8217;t want people to have access to my body, even visually. I wasn&#8217;t strong enough and secure enough to show it. If I had shown it at that time, I would have been completely devastated if people had said anything.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve never felt like a woman, to be honest with you,&#8221; she added. I&#8217;ve never felt desirable. I&#8217;ve never felt feminine. I have to convince myself that I&#8217;m, like, a pretty girl.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-need-them-abortion-activist-billie-eilish-says-she-would-rather-die-than-remain-childless" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;I Need Them&#8217;: Abortion Activist Billie Eilish Says She Would &#8216;Rather Die&#8217; Than Remain Childless</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/billie-eilish">Billie Eilish</a> fans are a little weirded out by a recent photo she posted of herself dressed as a baby for Halloween, especially since she was posing with her older boyfriend who’s wearing an old man costume.
The 20-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">singer</a> is in a relationship with 31-year-old Jesse Rutherford. The Instagram post seems to indicate that the couple thinks their age gap is funny, but many of Eilish’s followers weren’t very amused. “life is craaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy. happy halloween,” the caption said. 
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The image carousel also included photos of her carving a pumpkin, her friend Dylan Minnette in a pumpkin costume, her brother Finneas&#8217; injury, and some concert clips. The final image was of her with Rutherford wearing their baby/old man costumes.
One person replied, “honestly yikes on the last photo.” 
“That last slide is gonna haunt her in a few years when she’s older and realizes that a 31 year old has no business with someone that young,” another wrote.
“Girl wisen up, this isn’t a joke. Why isn’t he with someone his own age? Just think about it. It’s weird, not quirky,” a third shared in the comments. 
Eilish and Rutherford seemingly confirmed their relationship by posting that photo. Rumors had been swirling since they were spotted together in October and then were seen kissing outside an Indian restaurant in Los Angeles, per <a href="https://people.com/music/billie-eilish-halloween-costume-pokes-fun-at-age-gap-with-boyfriend-jesse-rutherford/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a>.   
There are <a href="https://twitter.com/jrutherfordpics/status/942934059281502208?s=20&amp;t=rd1L9Ancz29kTe5K8fsgUA">photos</a> of the pair in 2017 when Eilish was 15 and Rutherford was 26, though their romance seems relatively new.
Eilish was formerly in a relationship with rapper 7: AMP, real name Brandon Adams but who Eilish refers to as Q, who is 24. She spoke about their relationship in the 2021 Apple TV+ documentary “The World&#8217;s a Little Blurry.”
&#8220;I just wasn&#8217;t happy. I didn&#8217;t want the same things he wanted and I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s fair for him,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think you should be in a relationship super excited about things that the other person couldn&#8217;t care less about.&#8221;
Fans were allegedly upset with how Eilish spoke about Q in the documentary and came after him on social media. The “Bad Guy” singer admonished them, telling them to “be nice.”
“Be nice to people no matter what! i love you guys thank you for protecting me but be nice!!&#8221; Eilish <a href="https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1366828699950198787">wrote</a> on Instagram.

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Abortion activist and pop star Billie Eilish said she needs children and would &#8220;rather die&#8221; than remain childless, though she admits she is stressed out by the thought of her kids not listening to her.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/singer-billie-eilish-reveals-shes-struggled-with-porn-addiction-since-childhood-it-really-destroyed-my-brain">20-year-old singer</a> recently gave a <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/billie-eilish-i-tried-too-hard-to-be-desirable-sfpfvzd0q">wide-ranging interview</a> to The Sunday Times about everything from her goal of becoming a mother someday to what it&#8217;s like touring the world with her family by her side. One of Eilish&#8217;s collaborators is her brother, Finneas, and her mom, Maggie, manages many of the details of her live shows, Page Six <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/21/billie-eilish-would-rather-die-than-not-have-children/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=NYPTwitter">reported</a>.
&#8220;[I would] rather die [than not have kids],&#8221; Eilish explained. &#8220;I need them.&#8221;
However, she admitted that while she looks forward to being a mother, she also &#8220;dreads&#8221; it.
&#8220;The older I get, the more I experience things, I just think, uuggh, what am I going to do when my kid thinks that this is the right thing to do and I&#8217;m, like, no, it&#8217;s not!&#8221; she said. &#8220;And they won&#8217;t listen to me.&#8221;
At one point, she also talked about traveling the world and working alongside her family.
&#8220;I definitely find my mom annoying but that&#8217;s because she&#8217;s my mom and everyone&#8217;s mom is annoying,&#8221; Eilish explained. &#8220;But I love her, she is like a book, she knows everything, and I&#8217;m so grateful because I don&#8217;t know s*** about s***.&#8221;
&#8220;Usually when you turn 18 you go to college and leave your whole family behind,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And it is so nice that we all get to travel the world.&#8221;
In October, the &#8220;Happier Than Ever&#8221; hitmaker <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/billie-eilish-slams-texas-abortion-laws-my-body-my-f-king-choice/">used her concert</a> in Austin to slam the recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-supreme-court-deals-devastating-blow-to-pro-abortion-supporters">Texas abortion ban</a>, telling the crowd she was &#8220;sick and tired of old men&#8221; she claimed were responsible for its passage.
&#8220;When they made that s*** a law, I almost didn&#8217;t want to do the show,&#8221; the singer told the crowd at the NSFW show in a clip <a href="https://twitter.com/billiebabycute/status/1444490345530773506?s=20&amp;t=H8NcVxV4R4bQPUAcN9W9Eg">shared</a> on social media. &#8220;Because I wanted to punish this f***ing place for allowing that to happen here.&#8221;
&#8220;But then I remembered that it&#8217;s you guys that are the f***ing victims, and you deserve everything in the world,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And we need to tell them to shut the f*** up! My body, my f***ing choice.&#8221;

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Singer Billie Eilish spoke candidly about life with Tourette syndrome in a recent interview with David Letterman.
The 20-year-old made the comments during an appearance on “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” the former late-night host’s series on Netflix. The “Bad Guy” composer said she was diagnosed with the disorder at 11 and it’s been a constant challenge ever since, per <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-opens-up-about-exhausting-tourettes-syndrome-in-new-interview-3230733">NME</a>.
“What’s funny is so many people have it that you would never know,” she said, explaining that she’s aware of several other musical artists who also have Tourette Syndrome.
Eilish told Letterman that she was happy to discuss the condition to help bring awareness. “I really love answering questions about it, because it’s very very interesting. And I am incredibly confused by it. I don’t get it,” she said.
She also mentioned how talking about her condition will hopefully help reduce other people&#8217;s negative or unintentional insulting reactions.
 “The most common way that people react is they laugh because they think I’m trying to be funny … and I’m always left incredibly offended by that,” Eilish said during the interview.
The Grammy Award-winning artist told Letterman how she had “small” tics as a young child. “For me, they’re very exhausting,” she said, clarifying that she’s since “made friends with it now.”
“If you film me for long enough, you’re gonna see lots of tics,” Eilish told Letterman.
According to <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tourette-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20350465">Mayo Clinic</a>, Tourette syndrome is a “disorder that involves repetitive movements or unwanted sounds (tics) that can&#8217;t be easily controlled,” such as repeatedly blinking, shrugging, or blurting out unusual sounds or swear words.
This isn’t the first time Eilish spoke publicly about her personal life. In an interview with Howard Stern in December, she revealed her struggle with a porn addiction since the age of 11 and how it’s negatively affected her, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/singer-billie-eilish-reveals-shes-struggled-with-porn-addiction-since-childhood-it-really-destroyed-my-brain">reported</a>.
“As a woman, I think porn is a disgrace, and I used to watch a lot of porn, to be honest,” she told Stern. “I started watching porn when I was like 11. I didn’t understand why it was a bad thing. I thought that’s how you learned how to have sex.”
Eilish continued, saying in part, “I think it really destroyed my brain and I feel incredibly devastated that I was exposed to so much porn.”
“I think that I had sleep paralysis and these night terrors slash nightmares because of it,” she said. “I think that’s how it started because I would just watch abusive BDSM and that’s what I thought was attractive.”

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Kanye West would like an apology. 
The Grammy award-winning rapper has been all over the news lately thanks to his outspoken opinions and willingness to share them publicly. Ye’s comments have mostly been focused on his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, in recent weeks. But now he’s turning his attention to fellow musician Billie Eilish.
West and Eilish are scheduled to headline the Coachella music festival together in April. But now the “Donda” rapper claims he’s going to back out unless Eilish apologizes to Travis Scott for an alleged diss she made against him during a recent performance.
It all started when a fan at the “Bad Guy” singer’s Atlanta show started showing signs of distress as the crowd got rowdy. A viral video of the event showed Eilish stop the show and ask from the stage if the fan was OK, then direct her stage crew to get the fan an inhaler. The video was getting a lot of attention with followers saying it’s so refreshing to see an artist who cares about the welfare of her fans so much. 
Later during the performance, Eilish took a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-wait-for-people-to-be-ok-billie-eilish-subtly-shades-travis-scott-by-stopping-concert-to-give-fan-an-inhaler">thinly veiled shot</a> at Scott. “I wait for people to be okay before I keep going,” she said, earning loud cheers from concertgoers.
This likely referenced the Astroworld tragedy which resulted in the death of ten people and serious injuries to dozens more. It happened when a crowd of fans surged toward the stage during Scott’s performance. Fans there were squeezed together so tightly that they could neither breathe nor move their arms. Victims ranged from ages nine to 27.
Critics blamed Scott for making the situation worse by continuing his set even as chaos ensued. The rapper has been called out for celebrating serious injuries at his shows before.
Scott hasn’t addressed Eilish’s diss. But Ye had some thoughts about it.
&#8220;COME ON BILLIE WE LOVE YOU PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO TRAV AND TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES,&#8221; West wrote in the caption of an Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZz61suuTn_/">post</a>.
&#8220;NO ONE INTENDED THIS TO HAPPEN TRAV DIDN’T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN HE WAS ON STAGE AND WAS VERY HURT BY WHAT HAPPENED,&#8221; he continued.
Kanye also said that Travis would be joining him onstage at Coachella. This claim runs counter to a <a href="https://variety.com/2021/music/news/travis-scott-out-coachella-2022-performance-astroworld-1235131349/">report</a> that Scott will not be part of the lineup due to the Astroworld tragedy and fallout.  
&#8220;YES TRAV WILL BE WITH ME AT COACHELLA BUT NOW I NEED BILLIE TO APOLOGIZE BEFORE I PERFORM,&#8221; Ye said in conclusion on Instagram. 
A Change.org petition was started in the days after the tragedy demanding that Scott be removed from the Coachella lineup. The petition has 65,000 signatures as of right now.
Besides Eilish and West, Harry Styles and Swedish House Mafia are scheduled to perform at Coachella. The sold out show has been rescheduled multiple times due to ongoing pandemic concerns. 
For now, the music festival is expected to happen in April at its usual spot in Indio, California, with West, Eilish, and Styles headlining and Scott not participating. But drama like this public feud may put the whole thing in jeopardy.

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Kanye West Demands Apology From Billie Eilish For Shading Travis Scott, Threatens To Cancel Coachella Performance

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Billie Eilish noticed a fan in distress during a show and immediately took action. Instead of ignoring the issue and hoping it resolved itself, the 20-year-old singer stopped her performance and enlisted security to pass the struggling audience member an inhaler. 
The viral video from the “Bad Guy” singer’s Atlanta performance has been making the rounds on social media. In it, Eilish is playing to a packed crowd at the State Farm Arena. During the set, the crowd closest to the stage started getting rowdy and one girl apparently got crushed in the mix, TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/02/06/billie-eilish-stops-concert-give-fan-inhaler-travis-scott-astroworld/">reported</a>.
When Eilish saw the situation develop, she paused her set and took time to help remedy the problem from her perch on stage. While the struggling fan was being assisted, the singer also instructed the crowd to settle down a little.
“You need an inhaler?” she asked. Next she addressed her crew.
“Do we have an inhaler? Can we just grab one?”
“It’s OK, we got one,” Eilish told the fan, next instructing everyone to, “Give her some time. Don’t crowd.”
She added, “You need to come out or are you OK? Are you sure?” She then mouthed, “I love you.”
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The singer also took a thinly veiled shot at rapper Travis Scott. &#8220;I wait for people to be okay before I keep going,” she said later in the show, which earned loud cheers from concertgoers.
Eilish was seemingly referring to the Astroworld tragedy, which resulted in the death of ten people and serious injuries to dozens more. It happened when a crowd of fans surged toward the stage during Scott’s performance at the “Astroworld” music festival, with fans squeezed together so tightly that they could neither breathe nor move their arms. Victims ranged from ages nine to 27.
Scott is now facing multiple lawsuits in conjunction with the tragedy. The 30-year-old rapper claims he had no idea anyone was in trouble, which is why he kept performing. But some critics point to previous comments Scott made which appeared to celebrate fans getting injured at his shows. 
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-scott-had-a-history-of-mocking-injured-concertgoers-before-deadly-astroworld-incident">reported</a> that Scott has a habit of calling the unconscious or injured fans “heroes.” He also publicly celebrated people getting hurt at his shows.
“SHE BROKE HER HAND AND SHE DOESN’T GIVE A F***!!!” one caption of Scott’s posts read. “IT’S NOT A SHOW UNTIL SOMEONE PASS OUT,” another said.
Meanwhile, Eilish adores her fans so much she has trouble establishing clear boundaries. 
“When it comes to fans, it’s complicated,” she <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/31/billie-eilish-to-always-try-to-look-good-is-such-a-loss-of-joy-and-freedom">told</a> The Guardian. “I don’t even know where to start. I don’t really know how to keep a boundary. I’ve had such a good relationship with the fans since the beginning, and they have literally been the number one priority for me.”
She continued, talking about how she often thinks of fans like her best friends, but that can backfire.
“Half of me wants to tell the fans everything – every single thing I think and feel, and every person I meet, and every feeling I have – because I think of them as like my friends. But at the same time, I also really, really want to live privately. So it’s tough.”
Boundaries or not, Eilish is at least concerned with the safety of her fans during performances.
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‘I Wait For People To Be OK’: Billie Eilish Subtly Shades Travis Scott By Stopping Concert To Give Fan An Inhaler

Fans were shocked when pop star Billie Eilish spoke out about the harmful effects of pornography, and now at least one porn star is saying it wasn’t society or the porn industry’s fault that the singer was exposed to explicit content as a child. “Boy Meets World” actress Maitland Ward, who left Hollywood to launch an adult film career, is blaming Eilish’s parents.
“Why was she watching violent porn at age 11? Who was watching over her? Like does she have parental figures in her life?” Ward told TMZ during an <a href="https://www.tmz.com/videos/2021-12-20-122021-maitland-ward-1326414/">interview</a>. “She should be blaming her parents. That’s abuse. A child should not be watching porn ever at that age.”
The X-rated star went on to slam Eilish’s comments about the porn industry, saying it’s “entertainment” for adults and not meant to be instructional.
“Porn isn’t something that’s supposed to be sex education for people,” Ward continued. “It’s entertainment for adults and that’s what we do. Also I think [Eilish is] too young to make that kind of assessment about porn, sex, and everything.”
Ward was responding to the comments Eilish made during an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show. During the conversation, the 20-year-old singer said <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/singer-billie-eilish-reveals-shes-struggled-with-porn-addiction-since-childhood-it-really-destroyed-my-brain">porn “destroyed” her brain</a>, especially after viewing it at such a young age:
<blockquote>I used to be the person that would talk about porn all the time. I’d be like, ‘Oh, it’s so stupid that anybody would think that porn is bad or f***ed up,’ you know, ‘I think it’s so cool and it’s great and it’s empowering.’ […] I was an advocate and I thought I was ‘one of the guys’ and would talk about it and think I was really cool for not having a problem with it and not seeing why it was bad and… you know. I think it really destroyed my brain and I feel incredibly devastated that I was exposed to so much porn.</blockquote>
She explained how she began seeking out more violent imagery and had trouble sleeping because of it. “I think that I had sleep paralysis and these night terrors slash nightmares because of it,” she said. “I think that’s how it started because I would just watch abusive BDSM and that’s what I thought was attractive.” 
She continued:
<blockquote>It got to a point where I couldn’t watch anything else unless it was violent. I didn’t think it was attractive. And I was a virgin, I had never done anything, and it led to problems. The first few times I, you know, had sex, I was not saying no to things that were not good. It’s because I thought that that’s what I was supposed to be attracted to. I’m so angry that porn is so loved, and I’m so angry at myself for thinking that it was okay. The way that vaginas look in porn is f***ing crazy. No vaginas look like that. Women’s bodies don’t look like that. We don’t come like that. […] It’s how so many people think they’re supposed to learn.</blockquote>
Currently, most websites with explicit content have no age verification measures in place. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/france-to-block-pornhub-four-other-major-porn-sites-for-lax-age-verification-standards">France made headlines</a> recently when they threatened five major porn sites, saying they’d be blocked if they didn’t enforce an age verification process for access.

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‘That’s Abuse’: Porn Star Blames Billie Eilish’s Parents For Her Porn Addiction

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In a heartbreaking interview with <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-272898675/billie-eilish-howard-stern-2021-interview">Howard Stern</a> on Dec. 13, Billie Eilish admitted that she has been addicted to pornography since she was 11 years old and said that the habit has damaged her ability to form healthy relationships.
“As a woman, I think porn is a disgrace, and I used to watch a lot of porn, to be honest,” she said, adding, “I started watching porn when I was like 11. I didn’t understand why it was a bad thing. I thought that’s how you learned how to have sex.”
The pop singer argued against the third-wave feminist idea that pornography can be “empowering&#8221; for women:
<blockquote>I used to be the person that would talk about porn all the time. I’d be like, ‘Oh, it’s so stupid that anybody would think that porn is bad or f***ed up,’ you know, ‘I think it’s so cool and it’s great and it’s empowering.’ […] I was an advocate and I thought I was ‘one of the guys’ and would talk about it and think I was really cool for not having a problem with it and not seeing why it was bad and… you know. I think it really destroyed my brain and I feel incredibly devastated that I was exposed to so much porn.</blockquote>
During the interview, the now 19-year-old revealed that exposure to violent sexual imagery at a young age gave her nightmares and negatively impacted her sleep.
“I think that I had sleep paralysis and these night terrors slash nightmares because of it,” she said. “I think that’s how it started because I would just watch abusive BDSM and that’s what I thought was attractive.” She went on:
<blockquote>It got to a point where I couldn’t watch anything else unless it was violent. I didn’t think it was attractive. And I was a virgin, I had never done anything, and it led to problems. The first few times I, you know, had sex, I was not saying no to things that were not good. It’s because I thought that that’s what I was supposed to be attracted to. I’m so angry that porn is so loved, and I’m so angry at myself for thinking that it was okay. The way that vaginas look in porn is f***ing crazy. No vaginas look like that. Women’s bodies don’t look like that. We don’t come like that. […] It’s how so many people think they’re supposed to learn.</blockquote>
Eilish&#8217;s latest hit song, “Male Fantasy,” which she performed on “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afdZ0kbLwt0">Saturday Night Live</a>” over the weekend, seems to reference her shifting feelings about porn.
“Home alone, tryin&#8217; not to eat/Distract myself with pornography,” she sings, “I hate the way she looks at me/I can&#8217;t stand the dialogue, she would never be/That satisfied, it&#8217;s a male fantasy/I&#8217;m going back to therapy.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/billie-eilish-to-howard-stern-i-think-if-i-werent-vaccinated-i-would-have-died">Billie Eilish To Howard Stern: &#8216;I Think If I Weren&#8217;t Vaccinated I Would Have Died&#8217;</a>
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Billie Eilish on Tuesday apologized for a resurfaced video that showed her mouthing along to a song that includes an anti-Asian slur.
A TikTok user posted a video of the pop star lip-syncing along to the 2011 song “Fish” by rapper Tyler, the Creator, which includes an anti-Asian slur.
The TikTok included two other clips of Eilish, one accusing her of &#8220;talking with a blaccent&#8221; and another clip that supposedly showed the singer “mocking Asians,” according to the TikTok user. The TikTok video called for Eilish to be canceled by including the hashtag &#8220;#billieeilishcancelled,&#8221; but many of the star&#8217;s fans defended her amid the controversy.
Eilish, 19, apologized for lip-syncing to the song but said she was simply speaking in a “silly gibberish made up voice” in the other two clips.
“i love you guys, and many of you have been asking me to address this. And this is something that i WANT to address because I’m being labeled something that i am not,” Eilish began her apology, which she posted to her Instagram Stories.
The singer said she was 13 or 14 when she mouthed the slur &#8220;that at the time i didn’t know was a derogatory term used against members of the asian community. i am appalled and embarrassed and want to barf that i ever mouthed along to that word,&#8221; Eilish wrote.
Tyler, the Creator, 30, has meanwhile received no backlash despite the fact that he wrote the slur into the song.
Eilish added, &#8220;this song was the only time i’d ever heard that word as it was never used around me by anyone in my family. Regardless of my ignorance and age at the time, nothing excuses the fact is that it was hurtful. And for that i am sorry.&#8221;
The pop star denied mocking anyone&#8217;s accent, saying that &#8220;the other video in that edited clip is me speaking in a silly gibberish made up voice,&#8221; which she said is &#8220;something i started doing as a kid and have done my whole life when talking to my pets, friends, and family.&#8221;
&#8220;It is absolute gibberish and just me goofing around, and is in NO way an imitation of anyone or any language, accent, or culture in the SLIGHTEST,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;anyone who knows me has seen me goofing around with voices my whole life.&#8221;
Eilish added that, &#8220;regardless of how it was interpreted i did not mean for any of my actions to have caused hurt to others and it absolutely breaks my heart that it is being labeled now in a way that might cause pain to people hearing it.&#8221;
She added, &#8220;i not only believe in, but have always worked hard to use my platform to fight for inclusion, kindness, tolerance, equity and equality. We all need to continue having conversations, listening and learning. I hear you and i love you. Thank you for taking the time to read this.&#8221;
Eilish is preparing to release her second studio album, Happier Than Ever, on July 30.

Billie Eilish Apologizes For Surfaced Video Of Her Mouthing Asian Slur

In a new interview with <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/billie-eilish-vogue-interview">British Vogue,</a> singer Billie Eilish discussed sexual misconduct and the treatment of women in the entertainment industry regarding body image. 
Eilish has been known for her signature green and black hair and baggy clothing, but recently changed her look in a new cover for the magazine. The 19-year-old singer can be seen wearing a corset in a feminine outfit and sporting curled, dyed blonde hair. 
In the interview, she said that the corset was intriguing to her because of its look, but also due to the fact that it is restrictive. “If I’m honest with you, I hate my stomach, and that’s why,” Eilish said, adding that she thinks that is “shallow.” She said that her body “was the initial reason for my depression when I was younger.” 
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/billie-eilish-defends-her-signature-black-green-hair">reported</a> last year, Eilish pushed back against people who called her “fat” after a photo of her wearing a tank top circulated on the internet. 
“There’s this picture of me, like, running from my car to my brother’s front door on like a 110-degree day in a tank top. And people were like, ‘Damn, Billie got fat!’ And I’m like, ‘Nope, this is how I look, you’ve just never seen it before!’ So that’s the most current one, but whatever,” she said in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS2x1zl4rn0">interview</a> with Vanity Fair. 
Eilish added that her fans are often appreciative of the fact that she helps them feel comfortable with their body image. 
“I love having kids relate to me and tell me that I make them feel comfortable in their bodies,” she said at the time. “If I can do anything, I want to do that.”
Eilish recently told British Vogue that some people might respond to the photoshoot by questioning her choices, asking, “‘If you’re about body positivity, why would you wear a corset? Why wouldn’t you show your actual body?’ …My thing is that I can do whatever I want.”
She said, “It’s all about what makes you feel good. If you want to get surgery, go get surgery. If you want to wear a dress that somebody thinks that you look too big wearing, f**k it – if you feel like you look good, you look good.”
Eilish described how she has been affected by people celebrating her choice to wear baggy clothing over less revealing outfits. 
“Because of the way that I feel that the world sees me, I haven’t felt really desired,” she said. “But that’s really my whole life, though, so I don’t know if it’s anything to do with fame.” 
She described a TV trope where as soon as a “classic hot girl” gets into a relationship, she goes through a personality change. “She’s this completely different character of wifey,” Eilish said. “It really f**ked me up. Everybody’s like, ‘You can’t make a wife out of a hoe’ – and it’s like, you’re attracted to that person, though. You created that person.” 
Eilish added, “Suddenly you’re a hypocrite if you want to show your skin, and you’re easy and you’re a slut and you’re a whore. If I am, then I’m proud. Me and all the girls are hoes, and f**k it, y’know? Let’s turn it around and be empowered in that. Showing your body and showing your skin – or not – should not take any respect away from you.”
“I really think the bottom line is, men are very weak,” she said. “I think it’s just so easy for them to lose it. ‘You expect a dude not to grab you if you’re wearing that dress?’ Seriously, you’re that weak? Come on!”
Eilish discussed her new single, “Your Power,&#8221; which focuses on people who abuse power to take advantage of others. 
She said that she thinks about a line in her 2019 single “When I Was Older:” “I’m still a victim in my own right/But I’m the villain in my own eyes.” 
“I wanted to say that it doesn’t matter who you are, what your life is, your situation, who you surround yourself with, how strong you are, how smart you are,” she said. “You can always be taken advantage of. That’s a big problem in the world of domestic abuse or statutory rape – girls that were very confident and strong-willed finding themselves in situations where they’re like, ‘Oh my god, I’m the victim here?’ And it’s so embarrassing and humiliating and demoralizing to be in that position of thinking you know so much and then you realize, I’m being abused right now.” 
She added that she knows complaining about fame is not relatable, but with fame, she said, and especially for men, “There’s all these people who are incredibly vulnerable and would honestly do anything you say. That’s a crazy feeling. Nobody should be given the power that we’re given.”

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