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Finneas Defends Billie Eilish After Commenter Calls Her Charli XCX ‘Guess’ Verse ‘Predatory’

Finneas defended Billie Eilish after a commenter called her lyrics "predatory" toward Charli XCX on the "Guess" remix. See what he said.

The takedown occurred in the comment section of a TikTok posted Friday (Aug. 2), in which a user wrote that the 22-year-old singer’s lyrics on the Brat deluxe track were “highkey predatory,” accusing her of “queerbaiting” and “reducing girls to mere objects, all in an effort to convince the masses that she’s actually into them.” The remark appears to be in response to the part of “Guess” where Eilish sings, “Charli likes boys, but she knows I’d hit it/ Charli, call me if you’re with it.” Eilish has been open about how challenging it’s been for her to speak about her sexuality on her own terms while growing up in the public eye, especially as she’s faced backlash for supposedly queerbaiting — or disingenuously pandering to LGBTQ audiences for commercial gain — since 2019’s “Wish U Were Gay.” At the time, Eilish didn’t publicly identify as part of the LGBTQ community; in November 2023, however, she revealed to Variety that she’s “physically attracted” to women, soon after which she accused the outlet of “outing” her on a subsequent red carpet.

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