Social media campaigns to "free" certain celebrities have come into their element over the last decade or so. The most famous of these campaigns is the long-running "FreeBritney" campaign. That campaign called for the end of Britney Spears' infamous conservatorship. However, these campaigns have also been seen for the likes of Amanda Bynes, Taylor Swift, and Ke$ha. While typically about control over a celebrity's life, some campaigns, such as those for Swift and Ke$ha, have also been about control of their music or intellectual property.
Billie Eilish has been creating music for nearly a decade. However, she has only reached global success in the past few years. The singer has become an icon of the "alt girl" resurgence and has quickly become a staple of the music industry. However, she is the latest celebrity who people want to see "freed, but this campaign has a few people confused.
Billie Eilish And The MK Ultra Conspiracy
On Tuesday night, an unnamed man scaled the iconic KTLA tower on Sunset Boulevard. Settling himself atop the advertising billboard approximately halfway up the tower, the man unveiled a double-sided banner. One side read "Free Billie Eilish" while the other read "MK Ultra sex slaves donald marshall clones." The banner makes reference to fringe conspiracy theorist Donald Marshall. Marshall is a Canadian conspiracy theorist who has found a following on Facebook and TikTok. A majority of Marshall's conspiracy theories revolve around the Illuminati, the secret society that conspiracy theorists believe runs the world. The Hollywood thoroughfare was shut down for several hours before the man was removed by the fire department.
The man's banner specifically refers to "clones", which is a reference to Marshall's theory that the Illuminati clones humans during REM sleep. As for the connection to Eilish, the first part of the banner cites "MK Ultra sex slaves". MK-Ultra was a CIA project that ran from the 1950s to the 1970s. The aim of the project was to discover a genuine "truth serum" for use in interrogations. Some conspiracy theorists believe MK-Ultra is still active today and is used by the US government to create sex slaves among other things. From this, we can infer that the man believes that Billie Eilish is actually an MK-Ultra victim. It is unclear if the man will be charged for his antics Tuesday night. However, it's safe to say that Eilish's fans were confused to see "#FreeBillieEilish" trending on social media.
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