“Thank you to Variety for giving me this award and also for having me come out at 11 on a red carpet. » These are the words of Billie Eilish, published in a post on Instagram this Monday 4 December. The global artist highlighted the interference of one of the largest American media in her speech private life at the expense of his music and asks the question of a go out Force.
Billie Eilish’s confessions…before Variety insists
To understand the origin of this conflict between Billie Eilih and Variety, we have to go back a few days. On November 13, the magazine published a long interview with the 21-year-old artist. She returned in particular to her relationship with her body, to her femininity and to her attraction to women. She confided to me like this:
“I never felt like I could relate to girls. I like them as people and I’m attracted to them as people. I have deep connections with the women in my life, the friends in my life, the family in my life. They attract me physically. But I’m also very intimidated by them, by their beauty and their presence. »
It can be assumed that at the time of this interview Billie Eilish did not realize this Variety would reduce the reflexes to a single news in advance about Billie Eilish’s gender identity and sexual orientation.
“ Why can’t we just to exist ? »
Two weeks later, the pop star was invited to a party hosted by Varietywho presented him with the song award for a film, recognizing his work Barbie.
If she expected to be questioned about her music, Billie Eilish was berated by a magazine reporter, who asked if her previous interview constituted a homosexual coming out. The singer then responded that she was surprised by the public’s surprise:
“Wasn’t it obvious?” I didn’t understand that people didn’t know. I just don’t really believe it. I say to myself, “Why can’t we just to exist ?” I’ve been doing this for a long time and I just didn’t talk about it.. »
Faced with the multiplication of articles about his coming out and the buzz of the video of Variety, Billie Eilish finally dotted her Instagram on December 4th. In her post the singer ironically thanks Variety to see her releasedwhat does it mean reveal that someone is coming out without their consent.
Billie Eilish’s proposal is simple: what if, instead of conduct investigations through surprise questions and spilling tons of ink across the media, queer people remained to existvery simply and, even better: we listened the music of a musician?
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Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
