Australian activist says Billie Eilish got him deported from the US
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In an unexpected twist, an Australian influencer and self-proclaimed “performance artist” has accused Billie Eilish of indirectly causing his deportation from the United States. The influencer, Drew Pavlou, claims that his satirical antics, which included mocking Eilish’s Grammy Awards speech and launching a crowdfunding campaign to move into her $3 million Los Angeles mansion, led to his removal from the country.

Pavlou took to social media platform X to air his grievances, stating, “Billie Eilish got me deported from the US — I think her legal team contacted DHS.” He recounted spending over 30 hours at LAX immigration, attempting to convince officials that his online posts were merely jokes and not genuine intentions to inhabit Eilish’s home.

The California Post has attempted to verify Pavlou’s assertions by reaching out to the Department of Homeland Security but has yet to receive a response. Attempts to contact representatives for Billie Eilish have also been unsuccessful at this time.

The incident traces back to Eilish’s controversial Grammy Awards acceptance speech. The 24-year-old artist, known for hits like “Bad Guy,” made headlines with her bold statement, “no one is illegal on stolen land,” and an explicit critique of ICE during her Song of the Year acceptance.

In a humorous twist, Pavlou remarked on X, “Honestly, most of the agents were nice and laughed at the idea, but there was nothing I could do. Maybe evil leftists are still in charge of sections of the bureaucracy. I guess some people are, in fact, actually illegal on stolen land. And I guess I am just a BAD GUY,” cleverly nodding to Eilish’s chart-topping song.

To validate his ordeal, Pavlou later shared a screenshot of his deportation paperwork, further fueling the bizarre saga between him and the pop superstar.

“Her lawyers seem to have actually compiled a dossier on me because the agents were asking me about my entire history as an activist opposed to the Chinese government, whether I had ever plotted to assassinate Chinese Communist Party officials; it was legitimately insane,” he wrote on X.

Her brother and music partner Finneas O’Connell, who stood beside Eilish as she accepted her Grammy, reportedly sold his beach house on the sands of Malibu for $5.66 million in 2022, the LA Times reported.

Eilish, who Forbes estimated had a net worth of $53 million in 2020, purchased a $2.3 million horse ranch in Glendale when she was just 17 years old. That home previously belonged to British singer Leona Lewis, according to Hello! Magazine. It’s unclear what other properties she owns.

The singer’s remarks prompted a number of outraged comments and stunts.

“The woman is a blithering idiot. Of course, if she really means it, then she’ll happily hand over her multi-million pound Malibu beachfront home to illegal migrants,” wrote British journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer on X. “Which she won’t, because it’s all just silly celeb posturing.”

“Any white person who does a public ‘stolen land’ acknowledgement should immediately give his or her land to native Americans. Otherwise they don’t mean it,” charged US Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on his personal X account.

Perhaps the most notable stunt was by a British reporter for GB News.

The cheeky reporter visited Eilish’s $3 million Los Angeles mansion and asked to be let in days after her “stolen land” comments at the Grammys — only to be met by a massive, locked fence surrounding the property, video shows.

“Billie, let us in please, Billie. We are here because this is stolen land,” GB News reporter Ben Leo pleaded outside the pop star’s home in a post. “And we think we should be given access to your quite lovely $3 million dollar mansion.”


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