The internet is having a full-blown existential crisis over whether Jack Antonoff threw some not-so-subtle shade at Billie Eilish in a recent interview.
Jack, the 40-year-old mastermind behind Bleachers and the secret sauce in Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey’s success, showed up on the Today Show and dropped a comment that’s got fans more divided than a pizza with pineapple.
During his deep dive into the soul-crushing world of songwriting, Jack said, βItβs hard to write unless youβre really compelled, and sometimes what compels you is way more serious things. I never feel likeβ¦ You donβt hear a lot of great songs about like, oneβs lunch order.β
As if that wasnβt enough to stir the pot, he added, βSo the things you donβt really understand and cause you pain are usually things worth writing about.β
Enter stage left: the internet, which immediately grabbed its pitchforks and torches. An account on X (formerly known as Twitter, but letβs be real, itβll always be Twitter in our hearts) posted a snippet of the interview and called Jack a βweirdoβ for allegedly shading Billie.
Cue the internetβs version of a gladiator arena. Some fans jumped in, ready to defend Billieβs honor, while others were busy sharpening their knives for Jack. But a good chunk of the crowd pointed out that Jack didnβt drop Billieβs name like a bad mixtape.
One user, wielding the wisdom of a New Jersey native, proclaimed, βJack Antonoff is from New Jersey. If he wanted to shade someone, heβd do it straight up. That manβs just talking about a turkey sandwich or something. Yβall need to relax.β
To back up their argument, they whipped out four of Jackβs tweets where he creatively refers to Kanye West as various types of βb-tch.β Classic.
And for those wondering, Billieβs song βLunchβ isnβt about sandwiches, salads, or any other midday meal. Itβs actually about her attraction to women. So much for that theory.
Stay tuned. If we learn more, weβll be here to fan the flames of this internet wildfire.