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Fortune
Jessica Coacci

While Billie Eilish slams non-philanthropic billionaires, this CEO says telling people what to do with their cash is ‘invasive’ and to ‘butt out’

Billie Eilish (Credit: ANGELA WEISS-Getty Images)

Billionaires are increasingly being judged not just by what they earn, but also by what they give. Take the feud between billionaire Elon Musk and celebrity singer Billie Eilish, for example. 

After shareholders approved a deal that could make the Tesla CEO the world’s first trillionaire, the Grammy-winning star blasted Musk in a social media post suggesting that he should put his efforts toward philanthropy initiatives—such as spending $40 billion annually to combat world hunger, $10 billion annually to vaccinate newborns, and $53.2 billion to rebuild Gaza.

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