For the better part of her career, Billie Eilish has found herself besieged by attention. Every move is subject to surgical dissection, unleashing shockwaves of discourse.
Sometimes it’s innocuous: last year, TikTok spread a gleefully deranged conspiracy theory that her trademark slime green roots had been replaced by an identical wig concealing a fresh dye job, in anticipation of a new album. Other instances have been more insidious. At just 20, she has already spent years speaking widely about the internet’s invasive, damaging fascination with her body, her clothing – either too much or not enough – and her sexuality.
