In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Billie Eilish revealed that she and Drake are texting buddies—and some people are finding that pretty weird.
The 17-year-old “Bad Guy” singer answered a question about what famous people are in her phone, listing off quite a few before landing on one of the most famous rappers of our time.
“Drake is like, the nicest dude I’ve ever spoken to,” she says. “I mean, I’ve only like, texted him, but he’s so nice. He does not need to be nice, you know what I mean? He’s at a level in his life where he doesn’t need to be nice, but he is.”
Q: who’s the most famous person in your phone
— The Big Cheese (@habedendrips) November 27, 2019
bruh first millie bobbie brown and now 17 year old billie eilish what the hell is drake up to pic.twitter.com/YSArxbY96R
While Eilish may have been impressed with her text interactions with Drake, some fans were quick to question the relationship between the teen and the former Degrassi star.
“Why is Drake texting 17 year old Billie Eilish? Are we going to pretend there’s not a pattern here of Drake texting underage girls that don’t have shit to [do] with rap?” activist Calvin Benson tweeted.
Why is Drake texting 17 year old Billie Ellish? Are we going to pretend there’s not a pattern here of Drake texting underage girls that don’t have shit to with rap? Okay.
— Inclusive Today (@InclusiveToday) November 26, 2019
Me watching the billie eilish vanity fair interview, hearing her say drake is the nicest guy ever and that he texts her. pic.twitter.com/kpv7V6DPKh
— merry kristen🎄 (@kristen_siebs) November 26, 2019
https://twitter.com/bearfaceV1/status/1199073029244030977
Drake when Billie Eilish tells Vanity Fair they text all the time: pic.twitter.com/sjdHdR6bCq
— Zach Meikle (@ZachInAmerica) November 26, 2019
bruh why am i just hearing about drake texting billie eilish? why is a whole 33 year old grown man texting a 17 year old girl?
— may⁷ (@rainbowshrub) November 27, 2019
Drake previously came under fire last year for his friendship with then 14-year-old Stranger Things star, Millie Bobby Brown, who told reporters he often texted her with advice on dating and boys.
“Does anyone else think it’s strange that Drake just has Billie Eilish and Millie Bobby Brown’s numbers?” one Twitter user asked.
https://twitter.com/morriah_l/status/1199049105844125697
Drake when he slides into Billie Eilish and Millie Bobby Brown’s DMS pic.twitter.com/Um0MJdycSm
— rob (@ohsonohead) November 26, 2019
Billie eilish just did her 3rd year in a row interview thing with vanity fair and I just wanna say @drake why the fuck are you always texting with teenage girls? HELLO?
— buck 🫧🇵🇸 (@dovvMSMSMSM) November 25, 2019
While an adult talking to a teenager in and of itself isn’t necessarily a creep factor, Drake’s past history of dating women who are a lot younger than him and sometimes barely legal has given fans pause.
“He was dating an 18 year old he knew for years,” someone pointed out, which could have referred to several different rumored paramours of the rapper.
https://twitter.com/midsmmers/status/1200205245462257665
You say “unlikely friendship”, I say “latest example of predatory behaviour.” pic.twitter.com/lyYIbl8ZHR
— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) November 28, 2019
drake is 33 and was texting a 14 year old millie Bobby brown and now he’s texting a 17 year old billie ellish and he’s been interested in Kylie jenner since ‘forever’ and she JUST turned 22 like this guy is a CREEP CREEP and people just give him a pass WHY pic.twitter.com/jwPUvCdvkz
— indie (@INDIEWASHERE) November 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/arabqueer/status/1199687351020244994
Even though Eilish had only positive things to say about Drake and their text convos, people online were also quick to point out that doesn’t necessarily mean everything is A-OK with his behavior.
“I loved it when I was 17 and adult men wanted to know me,” writer Marianne Eloise tweeted. “It’s only in hindsight that I found it weird, and it’s really on adults to interrogate what ‘being nice’ actually means here.”
https://twitter.com/marianne_eloise/status/1199797678705696768
https://twitter.com/goregremlin/status/1199797124470198272
https://twitter.com/fayekinley/status/1199340518104166407
Neither Drake nor Eilish have commented on the fan response to their texting relationship yet, but you can watch the whole interview with Eilish below:
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H/T BuzzFeed
