Billie Eilish apologises for ‘derogatory term’ against Asians after old video resurfaces: ‘I am appalled’
3 years, 6 months ago

Billie Eilish apologises for ‘derogatory term’ against Asians after old video resurfaces: ‘I am appalled’

Hindustan Times  

Singer Billie Eilish apologised after an old video of her using an anti-Asian slur resurfaced online. Last week, Billie Eilish was at the centre of a controversy after a video of her singing along to Tyler, the Creator’s song Fish resurfaced online. There’s a video edit going around of me when I was 13 or 14 where I mouthed a word from a song that at the time I didn’t know was a derogatory term used against members of the Asian community,” she wrote. Addressing the other half of the video, in which Billie was accused of mocking Asian accents, she clarified, “The other video in that edited clip is me speaking in a silly gibberish made up voice.

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Billie Eilish admits she overreacted to being ‘outed’ by Variety
8 months ago

Billie Eilish admits she overreacted to being ‘outed’ by Variety

The Independent  

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Billie Eilish reveals she is 'physically attracted' to women: I love them
1 year, 1 month ago

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India Today  

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LA Times  

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1 year, 6 months ago

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The Independent  

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Billie Eilish’s phone is now internet-free: ‘I’m like: Ew! Stinky! I don’t like that’
1 year, 9 months ago

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LA Times  

Billie Eilish, seen at the 2022 Met Gala in New York, says she has “deleted” the internet from her phone. The “Bad Guy” singer told Conan O’Brien that one thing she hates the internet for is “how gullible it makes you.” “Anything I read on the internet I believe. “It’s, like, little things, small white lies, that go over everybody’s …

Billie Eilish on surviving teen fame and trauma, and how she finally stopped reading the comments
3 years, 5 months ago

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LA Times  

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Billie Eilish says sorry for using anti-Asian slur in old viral video
3 years, 6 months ago

Billie Eilish says sorry for using anti-Asian slur in old viral video

India Today  

Renowned singer Billie Eilish has come under fire after an old video of her resurfaced online. The video shows the singer singing Tyler the Creator’s song Fish, which contains the slur 'ch**k'. There’s a video edit going around of me when I was 13 or 14 where I mouthed a word from a song that at the time I didn’t …

Billie Eilish apologizes for mouthing anti-Asian slur in viral video: ‘I am appalled’
3 years, 6 months ago

Billie Eilish apologizes for mouthing anti-Asian slur in viral video: ‘I am appalled’

LA Times  

Pop musician Billie Eilish has apologized for a viral video of her mouthing an anti-Asian slur when she was “13 or 14.” On Monday, the “Bad Guy” hitmaker released a statement on her Instagram story addressing the clip, which sees a young Eilish lip syncing along to a racist lyric in rapper Tyler, the Creator’s “Fish.” “This is something that …

Billie Eilish’s reported boyfriend apologises after ‘racist and homophobic’ posts are resurfaced
3 years, 6 months ago

Billie Eilish’s reported boyfriend apologises after ‘racist and homophobic’ posts are resurfaced

The Independent  

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