Billie Eilish Draws Backlash for Hosting Brother's Wedding at $150 Million Ranch on Chumash Land
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 31
Billie Eilish Draws Backlash for Hosting Brother's Wedding at $150 Million Ranch on Chumash Land
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 31
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Social media users mocked Billie Eilish after she officiated brother Finneas O'Connell's wedding to Claudia Sulewski at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito on Saturday.
The criticism centered on Eilish's February Grammys line — "no one is illegal on stolen land" — with posts accusing her of staging the ceremony on land once inhabited by the Chumash.
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians says its historic territory spanned about 7,000 square miles, including the Montecito area before Spanish settlement in the late 18th century.
San Ysidro Ranch, later renovated with about $150 million by owner Ty Warner, has long been a celebrity retreat; the wedding added another high-profile chapter to that history.