Ayo Edebiri received ‘insane loss of life threats’ after Elon Musk shared pretend report about her changing Johnny Depp in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

Ayo Edebiri attends the premiere of the movie ‘Opus’
| Picture Credit score: MARIO ANZUONI

Actor Ayo Edebiri, recognized for starring in The Bear, has stated she obtained “insane loss of life threats” after Elon Musk shared a pretend information report which claimed she was part of a movie franchise.

Musk shared a pretend report in February 2024 claiming Edebiri is being thought-about by Disney as a substitute for Johnny Depp within the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and captioned it as “Disney sucks.”

Sharing Musk’s authentic put up as an Instagram story, Edebiri wrote, “Simply remembering once I received among the most insane loss of life threats and racial slurs of my life (idk if it’s the #1 second, however for positive high 3) for a pretend reboot of a film I had by no means even heard of due to this man.”

She additionally wrote, “LMAO. So not solely is he double Sieg Heil-ing fascist, he’s an fool however anyway.”

This comes after one other Instagram story put up by which Edebiri applauded comic Invoice Burr for his feedback on NPR’s ‘Contemporary Air’, by which he known as Musk “evidently a Nazi,”. Commenting on his hand gesture at Donald Trump’s inauguration, Burr stated “I simply refuse to consider it was an unintended two-time Sieg Heil.”

Burr additionally known as Musk an “fool” with “dyed hair plugs and a laminated face” and somebody “who makes a foul automotive and has an out of date social media platform”. He additionally requested the liberals why they’re “so afraid of this man who can’t combat his approach out of a moist paper bag?”

Final yr, producer Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed {that a} reboot is being developed by Pirates of the Caribbean: Lifeless Males Inform No Tales author Jeff Nathanson however there has not been any updates on the brand new movie’s solid or crew.

In the meantime, Edebiri will quickly be seen in A24’s horror film Opus.