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Australian influencer claims Billie Eilish got him ‘deported’ from US over mansion joke
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An Australian influencer is accusing Billie Eilish of being behind his removal from the United States after he mocked her Grammy Awards “stolen land” speech by launching a crowdfunding effort to “move into” her multi-million-dollar Los Angeles mansion.
“Billie Eilish got me deported from the US — I think her legal team contacted DHS,” Drew Pavlou wrote Sunday on X.
“I spent 30 hours at LAX immigration trying to explain that my s— posts were just a joke and that I didn’t actually plan to personally move into her mansion,” he continued.
Pavlou added that most of the agents he encountered were “nice” and “laughed at the idea,” but there was “nothing [he] could do” to escape the situation.
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Billie Eilish attends the WSJ. Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards at MoMA on Oct. 29, 2025, in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards)
“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….
“Honestly I am legitimately one of the most misunderstood theorists/artists of the 21st century,” he added.
“Bad Guy,” which is stylized in lower-case, is the name of one of Eilish’s songs.
When reached for comment, a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson denied Pavlou’s claim.
“Claims that this individual’s admissibility was tied to external reports regarding Billie Eilish are false,” the spokesperson wrote.
Representatives for Eilish did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) logo appears in the background of this photo. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Pavlou later posted an update with what appeared to be his removal paperwork, alleging that Eilish’s legal team had potentially “compiled a dossier” on him. He’s provided no direct evidence of Eilish’s involvement.
“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 recalled.
“I suffered for my art as an online s—poster,” he added.
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Finneas and Billie Eilish at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)
In a separate post regarding the incident, Pavlou claimed authorities asked if he planned to “trespass” on Eilish’s property and told him he should have applied for a business visa to appear on conservative media personality Stephen Crowder’s show in Texas later this week.
“They didn’t ban me from the US but they said I have to apply with a different visa next time,” he elaborated.
He also replied to a community note that said he wasn’t deported but rather “denied entry” because of visa issues.
“Community note is wrong, customs officials told me that I was denied entry because of the Billie Eilish posts,” he wrote.
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Pavlou’s claims regarding Eilish and the denial of entry followed his tongue-in-cheek crowdfunding campaign earlier this month to “move into” the singer’s home since she believes “no human being is illegal on stolen land.”
Eilish, who won Song of the Year at the 2026 Grammys, condemned ICE during her acceptance speech. The 24-year-old went viral when she declared, “No one is illegal on stolen land.”
Fox News’ Stephanie Samsel contributed to this report.
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One of San Francisco’s busiest freeways remained shut down Saturday, creating major traffic delays and dampening business for some local restaurants and shops.
All eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 just before the Bay Bridge are closed as crews work around the clock to rehabilitate the roadway. The 55-hour shutdown, which began on Friday night, is scheduled to last until Monday morning in time for the commute.
The closure has forced drivers onto detour routes, leading to heavy congestion for those trying to reach the East Bay, including Oakland and Berkeley.
The impact is being felt beyond the roadways.
At MoMo’s, a restaurant across from Oracle Park, staff found business noticeably slower.
“A little bit more mellow than usual. We usually see a little bit more foot traffic, a little bit more people on Saturdays,” said Daniel Bermudez, executive chef at MoMo’s.
Bermudez believes the freeway closure may be discouraging visitors from coming into the city this weekend, despite favorable weather.
“The weather is beautiful today. It’s nice and sunny. So we have plenty of tables outside,” he said.
With the San Francisco Giants playing an away game, the restaurant had hoped fans would still gather to watch, but turnout during game time remained light.
“This is kind of like our off-season Saturday. A lot slower than our baseball weekend,” said Casandra Alarcon, general manager at MoMo’s.
Other small businesses in the Mission Bay and South of Market neighborhoods reported similar trends, saying most of their customers are regulars who live nearby rather than visitors.
“A little bit slower for sure. Before, we had tourists come and walk to the baseball park,” said Ajaree Safron, manager at Brickhouse Cafe & Bar.
Caltrans has shut down eastbound lanes between 17th and 4th streets to repave the 71-year-old roadway. The goal is to extend the life of the Bayshore Freeway by another decade.
City and transportation officials said the timing of the closure was intentional, noting fewer major events scheduled in San Francisco this weekend, aside from the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Westbound lanes remain open, and officials said traffic heading into San Francisco from the East Bay has not been significantly affected.
“Getting into the city, it wasn’t too bad. Regular [traffic], what we expect on a Saturday morning,” said visitor Andrea Inouye.
While the closure has posed challenges for businesses, some workers said they are taking it in stride.
“Hopefully, it’s not for too long and we get past it, and get back to our normal routine,” Bermudez said.
Despite early concerns about widespread gridlock, transportation officials said the region has avoided the worst-case scenario. Traffic remains heavy in areas near detours, but the anticipated “carmageddon” has not materialized, in part because many drivers chose to avoid the area or take public transit.
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Thanks to Carrie Brown for the westward view of our Saturday night sunset. The high today hit 68 at the airport – eight degrees above normal – but nowhere near the record for this date, which was 89 degrees back in 2016. The forecast suggests two more days of partly sunny, almost-70-degree weather, before the chance of rain returns.
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