Billie Eilish apparently didnt mean to come out as LGBTQ+ this weekend, but now says she got put on the spot ... all thanks to a reporter who made a big leap.
The pop star posted a series of pics/vids from her eventful past couple days, and started the IG dump with a shot of her on the can with her pants and underwear down near her knees ... then transitioned into clips of her at Varietys Hitmakers brunch event on Saturday.
Her caption is telling -- it reads ... "thanks variety for my award and for also outing me on a red carpet at 11 am instead of talking about anything else that matters i like boys and girls leave me alone about it please literally who cares."
Of course, shes referring to the interview she did with Variety contributor Tiana DeNicola earlier that day -- where she was straight up asked if she meant to come out in Varietys cover story from earlier in the week ... which featured BE.
It was an awkward interaction for sure ... seeing how Billie kinda kicked things off by saying she was still scared of women and thought they were pretty -- echoing her quote from the Variety piece ... and also laughing about it in the moment.
DeNicola then followed up right after and apparently thought Billie had revealed something about her sexuality in the story ... and was apparently elaborating there on the spot. Thats when she asked her if she had intended to share her LGBTQ+ identity.
Billie rolled with it at the time and said, not necessarily ... adding she figured everyone already knew. At that point, several outlets ran with the POV that she was, in fact, confirming the fact shed come out -- but BE doesnt seem to have liked how it all shook out.
DeNicola hasnt addressed Billies grievances, and neither has Variety. Its hard to tell how bent out of shape Billie is about it all -- she certainly doesnt seem to put much importance on "coming out," but the fact she feels she was outed is a big deal.
As Billie says herself, she likes gals and guys ... but she doesnt want to put a label on things -- and it definitely doesnt appear she wants to continue talking about it.
Note to the media ... do NOT assume someone is out or came out unless they explicitly say. Lesson learned, hopefully.