""Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech," O'Connell wrote Wednesday on Threads. "We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.""
""No one is illegal on stolen land," Eilish said while accepting the award. "It's just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. I feel really hopeful in this room and like we just need to keep fighting, speaking up and protesting. Our voices really matter.""
"While some of her speech was censored during the live broadcast, Eilish was also heard saying "F- ICE," drawing cheers from those in attendance."
Billie Eilish, along with co-writer Finneas O'Connell, used a Grammy acceptance speech to denounce immigration enforcement and show solidarity with immigrant communities, wearing "ICE Out" pins. Eilish declared "No one is illegal on stolen land" and urged continued protest and speaking out, at times being censored during the live broadcast and audible saying "F- ICE." Finneas defended Eilish on social media, directly calling out critics. Other winners, including Kehlani, Bad Bunny and Shaboozey, also addressed immigration issues or celebrated immigrant communities in their speeches, reflecting a wider artist response to federal immigration raids.
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