Billie Eilish Calls Eating Meat Inherently Wrong, Draws Hypocrite Label

Billie Eilish faced accusations of hypocrisy after declaring in an Elle magazine interview that eating meat is inherently wrong and cannot coexist with loving animals.

The singer, promoting her "Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)," warned viewers they would dislike her position. "Y’all not gonna like me for this one... Eating meat is inherently wrong," she said. Eilish added, "Two things cannot coincide. ‘I love animals, I love all animals so much,’ and ‘I eat meat.’ You can’t do both. Sorry. You can eat meat! Go for it! You can love animals. But you can’t do both."

Social media users pushed back. One wrote on X, "Love her but she’s kinda of a hypocrite also I feel like this is a very privileged take lol." Another said, "This is a very privileged position to have. The body functions better when we eat meat. If we cut it out, we'd need to take many supplements & that's not feasible for most. I'm sure if we didn't generally need to eat it for better health then we wouldn't."

The reaction marks the latest controversy for Eilish this year. In February, during her 2026 Grammys acceptance speech, she said, "No one is illegal on stolen land," while wearing an "ICE OUT" pin. "I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. Our voices really do matter, and the people matter. And f--- ICE, that's all I'm gonna say, sorry."

Critics, including federal lawmakers, mocked her as a hypocrite for the remarks while owning a multimillion-dollar Hollywood property. They suggested she donate the Los Angeles property to Native Americans.

Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin addressed Eilish and other celebrities' anti-ICE comments in a statement to Fox News Digital. "While Hollywood celebrities embarrassed themselves trying to drum up hatred of ICE officers from the Grammys, DHS law enforcement was hard at work arresting sex offenders, child abusers, and criminals convicted of assault in Minnesota," she said.

In January, Eilish accepted the 2026 MLK Jr. Beloved Community Environmental Justice Award. She said, "To be honest, I really don’t feel deserving. And it’s very strange to be celebrated for working towards environmental justice at a time where it feels less achievable than ever, given the state of our country and the world right now."

Her speech continued, "We’re seeing our neighbors being kidnapped, peaceful protesters being assaulted and murdered, our civil rights being stripped, resources to fight the climate crisis being cut for fossil fuels and animal agriculture destroying our planet, and people’s access to food and healthcare becoming a privilege for the wealthy instead of a new basic human right for all Americans. It is very clear that protecting our planet and our communities is not a priority for this administration. And it’s really hard to celebrate that when we no longer feel safe in our own homes or in our streets."

McLaughlin later condemned Eilish in a statement to Billboard. "Clearly, Billie Eilish has not seen the newly released footage, which corroborates what DHS has stated all along — that this individual was impeding law enforcement and weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to federal law enforcement," she said. "ICE does not separate families. Parents are asked if they want to be removed with their children, or ICE will place the children with a safe person the parent designates. This is consistent with past administrations’ immigration enforcement. It’s garbage rhetoric from the likes of Billie Eilish that is leading to a 1,300% increase in assaults and 3,200% increase in vehicle rammings against our brave law enforcement."