Pop music phenomenon Billie Eilish is known
for turning heads and being at the center
of controversy.
That's why it's not a huge surprise that the
chartreuse-haired singer got herself into
a bit of Twitter trouble when she was spotted
giving a funny look during Kristen Wiig and
Maya Rudolph's performance at the 2020 Oscars.
Wiig and Rudolph were riffing on a bit about
their own abilities as singers and actors
when they burst into an empowering medley
that included the songs "These Boots Were
Made for Walkin'" and "Lady In Red."
While Wiig and Rudolph were doing their part
to empower comedians and women around the
world, Eilish gave what appeared to be a disapproving
look that some are calling a "side eye."
Twitter was quick to point out the timing
of Eilish's questionable facial expression
and even quicker to point out what they thought
it could have meant.
Still, other Twitter users jumped to Eilish's
defense, saying she might have been grimacing
after she saw the camera cut to her own face.
Whatever the case, Billie Eilish's facial
expression has Twitter talking and we're here
to look at what they're saying.
"Alright, this is gonna be good!"
The alleged incident brought out the Twitter
sharks.
One Twitter user likened Eilish's look to
the collective expression of surprise many
people had when she swept the top categories
at the 2020 Grammys.
Along with a photo of Eilish's face during
the Oscar skit, the person tweeted:
"Same face we all made when you got all those
Grammy's."
Ouch.
Another Twitter user took a different route
with Eilish's image.
They wrote:
"The face you make when you see old people
trying to be funny."
Still, other Twitter users morphed Eilish's
alleged side-eye into a meme-worthy moment
with one person tweeting, quote, "Me, remembering
tomorrow is Monday."
Honestly, same.
All that being said, it's entirely possible
that the singer didn't mean to make a face
at Wiig or Rudolph and actually did react
to seeing her own image on camera.
For as many Twitter users that were attacking
Eilish or creating memes, there were just
as many supporters standing up for her.
Twitter user Juliet wrote:
"[I] love how billie eilish just forgets that
shes famous sometimes, sees herself on the
screen, and then remembers."
Regardless of the reason for the face, the
singer eventually redeemed herself on social
media at least with a successful rendition
of "Yesterday" during the evening's "In Memoriam"
sequence.
One thing is clear: Twitter was watching Billie
Eilish like a hawk during the 2020 Oscars,
which must have made it even more nerve-wracking
when she had to go onstage to sing the Beatles'
classic.
However, ever the cool-girl, Eilish didn't
seem fazed.
And while many were making the singer out
to be the wait for it "bad guy" earlier in
the night, a lot of the hate seemed to melt
away following the performance.
She pulled off a subdued and respectful performance
that left a number of Twitter users and fellow
celebrities raving.
Ellen DeGeneres tweeted:
"Billie Eilish, that was heartbreakingly beautiful."
Actor Billie Dee Williams tweeted:
"Billie Eilish, your performance tonight was
incredible.
What a pleasure it was to watch you, thank
you!"
One user took to the social media platform
to sing Eilish's praises, writing, quote,
"if billie eilish singing yesterday by the
beatles isnt one of the most beautiful and
stunning things you've ever heard i don't
know what is."
Another tweeted, quote, "If you think music
is dead, you haven't heard #BillieEilish sing
'Yesterday.'
Wow.
Hauntingly beautiful."
For the most part, Eilish's "In Memoriam"
performance left Twitter feeling great, but
that doesn't mean Eilish didn't still run
into some Twitter hate.
One Twitter user mashed up the performance
with Eilish's purported side-eye look, writing,
quote, "Does Billie Eilish even know who the
Beatles are?"
Touché, twitter, touché.
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