Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas defended her against a TikToker who described her verse on Charli XCX’s remix for Guess as “predatory.”
A social media user with the username @windows199x played a clip of 22-year-old Billie’s verse and added a lengthy caption.
“Billie’s verse on Guess is pretty predatory but y’all are blinded by her usual queerbaiting for commercial gain,” the person wrote.
It added: ‘Ever since the Lost Cause controversy, she’s been reducing girls to mere objects, all in an attempt to convince the masses that she’s actually into them, lol. Charli is 32 and engaged, FYI.’
Finneas, 27, hit back, writing in the comments: “What an opinionated little clown. I spent an entire year watching the entire internet criticize my sister for queer baiting when in reality y’all forced her to label and come out.”
Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas defended her against a TikToker who called her verse on the Charli XCX song Guess ‘predatory’; pictured in February
A social media user with the username @windows199x played a snippet of 22-year-old Billie’s verse on Charli’s single and added a lengthy caption; Charli XCX pictured in November 2021
The comment was deleted by the user, after which someone wrote: ‘You deleted Finneas’ comment because you KNOW he’s right. Seriously, grow up.’
Another person echoed the sentiment, adding, “Okay bro he deleted Finneas’ comment because he knows Finneas is right. All you post on here is hate dude. Grow up and find something else to do.”
Billie and Charli surprised fans on Thursday with the release of their provocative collaboration.
The video features a house party full of lingerie, with Eilish making a dramatic entrance when she crashes into a tractor.
The Ocean Eyes hitmaker raps and sings on the Guess remix, “I wanna try it, bite it, lick it, spit it/ Pull it to the side and go all the way in/ Kiss it, bite it, does it fit?/ Charli likes boys, but she knows I’d do it.”
Another fan defended Eilish, saying, “If Charli hadn’t agreed to Billie’s verse, she never would have released the song.”
After the song’s release, fans online claimed the “iconic” track was “life-changing” and “history-making,” expressing their excitement via YouTube and X.
“Charli and Billie just served dinner and we all ATE,” one supporter exclaimed.
“Billie’s verse on Guess is a high-flown rapacity but y’all are blinded by her usual queerbaiting for commercial gain,” the person wrote
The Bad Guy singer-songwriter faced similar accusations of queerbaiting in 2021, using same-sex elements to appease the LGBTQ+ community after she performed a sensual performance with women in her music video for Lost Cause.
At the time, she did not publicly identify as a member of the LGBTQ community.
However, in November 2023, she revealed to Variety that she is attracted to women.
She later accused the media of “exposing” her.
In response to the buzz surrounding her sexuality, she wrote on Instagram: “I like boys and girls. Please leave me alone about it,” adding: “Who cares.”
Finneas, 27, responded to the critic, writing in the comments: ‘What an opinion, little clown’; the siblings pictured in February
Finneas’ comment was deleted by the user, prompting one person to write: ‘you deleted Finneas’ comment because you KNOW he is right. Seriously, grow up and become an adult’
In an interview with Rolling Stone in April, Billie doubled down on her bet.
“I’ve had crushes on girls my whole life, but I just didn’t get it — until last year I realized I wanted my face in a vagina,” she was quoted as saying in the story.
Elsewhere in the profile she noted, “Who really cares? The whole world suddenly decided who I was, and I had no say or control over it.”
‘Nobody should be pressured to be one thing or another, and I think there are a lot of people who want to put labels on everything.
“Man, I know people who don’t know their sexuality or feel comfortable with it until they’re in their 40s, 50s, 60s. It takes a while to find yourself, and I think it’s really unfair, the way the internet bullies you into talking about who you are and what you are,” she shared.