What did Billie Eilish say in resurfaced video?
BILLIE Eilish has been accused of using a racial slur and mocking Asian accents in a series of resurfaced videos. The singer has come under fire after the clips went viral. On June 20, 2021, a TikTok user shared a compilation of videos where Billie was seemingly acting problematic by making racist remarks. In the video, Billie had filmed herself at different moments and in one of them, she mouthed the word "c**nk." In other moments, she and her brother Finneas were interacting before she mocked him by adoption an Asian accent. There was another clip where Billie, who appeared to be in school at the time, made fun of an Asian worker. Billie has apologised for the resurfaced videos. In a statement on her Instagram story she said: "I am appalled and embarrassed and want to barf that I ever mouthed along to that word," she wrote. "This song was the only time I'd ever heard that word as it was never used around me by anyone in my family. "Regardless of my ignorance and age at the time, nothing excuses the fact is that it was hurtful. And for that I am sorry." In her apology, the Billie said she was "13 or 14" in the videos. She also said she did not know at the time the slur was a derogatory term. Following the video, fans were left disappointed as she has become an icon and a role model for many teens. Matthew Tyler Vorce's posts explained  One person wrote: "So nice when people record themselves being s**tty for posterity. Remember, kids, the internet never forgets." A second one tweeted: "[...] Cancel her please." While a third one commented: "Billie Eilish has been racist to Asians on multiple occasions (saying the c word and mocking Asian languages) but no one ever talks about it."