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Billie Eilish Just Let Her Haters Have It: Read Her Fiery Message

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Billie Eilish had strong words for haters who criticized her recent style decisions. The “No Time to Die” Singer pointed out how many of them previously complained about her “boyish” fashion choices and are now calling her a “sellout” for wearing more “feminine or flirty” styles. Eilish, 21, called trolls “f—ing bozos” for not acknowledging that she doesn’t have to follow one style her whole career.

Eilish began her comments on Saturday by posting a selfie to her Instagram Story. The message was in response to “some comments I be seeing sometimes,” she wrote. In the accompanying caption, Eilish noted that for the first five years of her career, she was “getting absolutely OBLITERATED by you fools for being boy-ish and dressing how I did [and] constantly being told I’d be hotter if I acted like a woman.” Now that she feels “comfortable enough to wear anything remotely feminine or flirting,” she was being called a “sellout.” People started wondering “what happened to her” and “oMg iT’s nOt thE sAmE biLlie she’s just like the rest bla blah,” Eilish wrote.

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“[Y]ou guys are true idiots,” Eilish continued. “LOL, I can be BOTH you f-ing bozos. LET WOMEN EXIST! [smiling face emoticon.]”

Eilish was not done yet. She posted a smirking selfie with another message. “FUN FACT! Did you know that women are multifaceted?” she wrote. “Shocking right?? Believe it or not, women can be interested in multiple things.” She included screaming and exploding-head emojis to make her point clear.

“Also, that feminity does not equal weakness???!!!! OMG?!” she wrote on another slide. “Insane right? Who knew?? And also totally unheard of and insane to want to express yourself differently at different times.” Eilish posted one final selfie, with herself holding up a “peace-out” sign.

When Eilish shot to fame, she famously wore oversized hoodies and baggy pants. Over time, she has changed her look, leading up to the stunning gothic black gown at the 2023 Met Gala earlier this month. In 2021, Eilish told Elle she lost thousands of followers when she debuted a different look around the time she released her second album, Happier Than Ever.

“People hold on to these memories and have an attachment. But it’s very dehumanizing,” Eilish explained. “I lost 100,000 followers, just because of the boobs… People are scared of big boobs.” She also pointed out that many people her age are still finding out how they are. However, even her hair color changes get criticized on social media.

“The other day, I posted a video from when I had green hair, and I saw people go, ‘I miss this Billie, the green-haired Billie,’” Eilish told Elle. “I’m still the same person. I’m not just different Barbies with different heads.”