By EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and NICK ALLEN, US NEWS EDITOR
Pop star Billie Eilish has been hit with calls to either return her $3 million Los Angeles mansion to a Native American tribe or welcome migrants inside following her controversial Grammys declaration.
The 24-year-old singer won a Grammy for her hit song Wildflower on Sunday, but it was her acceptance speech that got the country talking.
‘As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,’ Eilish said, referencing the colonization of the Americas by Europeans.
As she stood alongside her brother Finneas, who co-wrote and produced the song, Eilish continued to address the ongoing immigration raids going on across the US.
‘It’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I just feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter,’ she said.
She concluded her brief but impassioned speech by shouting, ‘And f*** ICE, that’s all I’m gonna say. Sorry!’
Her comments had many in the crowd cheering her on, but people online quickly dug up an interesting fact about the singer’s home.
Political commentator Eric Daugherty, along with others, quickly uncovered that Eilish’s lavish mansion is located on land that belongs to the Tongva tribe – the indigenous people of the greater Los Angeles Basin.
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Billie Eilish has been hit with calls to return her Los Angeles mansion back to a Native American tribe or welcome migrants inside following her controversial Grammy’s declaration
She could also graciously host illegal aliens in her mansion. After all, she has the moral high ground. Put up or shut the F up,’ he said on X.
When contacted by the Daily Mail, a spokesperson for the Tongva tribe confirmed the singer’s home does in fact sit on its ‘ancestral land.’
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‘We appreciate the opportunity to provide clarity regarding the recent comments made by Billie Eilish.
‘As the First People of the greater Los Angeles basin, we do understand that her home is situated in our ancestral land,’ they stated, adding that the A-lister has not reached out to the tribe herself.
‘Eilish has not contacted our tribe directly regarding her property, we do value the instance when Public Figures provide visibility to the true history of this country,’ the spokesperson continued.
Additionally, the tribe said they have contacted Eilish’s team ‘to express our appreciation for her comments.’
‘It is our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory,’ they added.