Finneas defends Billie Eilish after ‘Guess’ verse referred to as ‘predatory’

Finneas O’Connell is standing up for his little sister and collaborator, Billie Eilish, after a TikTok consumer described her verse on Charli XCX’s new “Guess” remix as “high-key predatory.” 

The music — initially launched on the prolonged version of Charli’s newest album, Brat — options Charli declaring that listeners wish to “guess the colour of my underwear” and “know what I’ve received goin’ on down there.” She tapped Eilish to hitch her for a brand new model of the observe, which was launched on Friday.

The “Birds of a Feather” singer totally dedicated to her personal sultriness together with her verse, singing partly, “I wanna strive it, chew it, lick it, spit it / Pull it to the facet and get all up in it / Kiss it, chew it, can I match it? / Charli likes boys, however she is aware of I’d hit it / (Is aware of I’d hit it) / Charli, name me in the event you’re with it.” 

In response to her lyrics, a consumer who goes by the title @windows199x referred to as out the Oscar winner in a scathing TikTok. “Billie’s verse on ‘Guess’ is high-key predatory, however y’all blinded by her typical queerbaiting for business acquire,” they wrote. “Ever for the reason that ‘Misplaced Trigger’ controversy, she’s been decreasing women to mere objects, all in an effort to persuade the plenty that she’s really into them lol. Charli is 32 and engaged FYI.”

A consultant for Eilish didn’t instantly reply to Leisure Weekly’s request for remark. 

Eilish’s older brother didn’t take the consumer’s allegations evenly. “What a take, you little clown,” O’Connell commented on the TikTok, per The Unbiased. “I received to observe your complete web slam my sister for queerbaiting for a whole 12 months when, in actuality, you had been all forcing her to label and out herself.” His response has since been deleted.

Eilish was accused of queerbaiting on-line in 2021 following the discharge of her “Misplaced Trigger” music video, which featured her and several other different ladies dancing, flirting, consuming snacks, and taking part in video games throughout a sleepover. On the time, she posted a number of images from the shoot on Instagram with the caption “I like women.” 

She has since spoken out about her sexuality, telling Rolling Stone in April that she’s “been in love with women for my complete life.”

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Along with laying down a brand new verse for Charli’s observe, Eilish could be seen driving a bulldozer and tumbling down a mountain of bras and underwear within the “Guess” music video. The clip racked up greater than 5 million views in a single day — and all the undergarments featured in it have discovered house, too.

Its press launch introduced that the video’s bras and underwear have since been donated to the I Assist the Ladies group. The nonprofit “collects and distributes important objects, together with bras, underwear, and menstrual hygiene merchandise, permitting individuals experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or misery to face tall with dignity,” in response to a press release.