Ayo Edebiri: Elon Musk’s ‘Pirates’ Casting Tweet Triggered Loss of life Threats

• Ayo Edebiri known as Elon Musk an “fool” on her Instagram story for spreading a faux casting rumor.
• The rumor claimed Edebiri was being eyed for a brand new “Pirates of the Caribbean” film.
• Musk shared the faux data on X, writing, “Disney sucks.” Edebiri mentioned it triggered on-line assaults.

“The Bear” star Ayo Edebiri has some alternative phrases for DOGE overseer Elon Musk after he helped unfold a faux casting rumor final 12 months that she mentioned triggered a slew of assaults in opposition to her.

“Simply remembering once I acquired a number of the most insane loss of life threats and racial slurs of my life (idk if it is the #1 second, however for certain prime 3) for a faux reboot of a film I had by no means even heard of due to this man LMAO,” Edebiri wrote on her Instagram story Tuesday night time.

“So not solely is he double s**g h**l-ing fascist, he is an fool,” she added, alluding to gestures that Musk carried out at President Donald Trump’s inauguration rally that many interpreted as Nazi salutes; “seig heil,” which means “hail victory” in German, was a rallying cry adopted and popularized by the Nazi social gathering. (After his gesture sparked backlash, Musk instructed Joe Rogan he’s “not a Nazi.”)

Edebiri additionally shared a screenshot of the rumor in query, which was circulated final February by the X account @unlimited_ls, which is devoted to sharing political information and “social injustice” from a conservative angle.

The rumor claimed that Edebiri was being eyed as a “substitute” for Johnny Depp in a brand new “Pirates of the Caribbean” film.

Depp final starred as Captain Jack Sparrow within the fifth installment of the franchise, “Lifeless Males Inform No Tales,” launched in 2017. He was set to seem in a sixth movie, however in response to courtroom testimony, plans for “Pirates of the Caribbean 6” have been scrapped after Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, wrote an op-ed about home abuse.

Musk reshared the rumor on his personal X account, writing, “Disney sucks.” The unique put up has since been deleted, however Musk’s remains to be dwell.

The one who runs @unlimited_ls shared a response to Edebiri’s criticism on Wednesday morning, calling the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor “unhinged.”

“Ayo Edebiri waited over a 12 months to deal with rumors and credible studies circulating in Hollywood from reliable sources. And, in fact, she assaults Elon Musk,” the put up reads.

The @unlimited_ls consumer additionally clarified that their unique put up with the unverified rumor was deleted by mistake.

“I by no means made any claims; I clearly said ‘reportedly’ as a result of it was the most recent info coming from credible Hollywood sources,” they wrote in a follow-up put up. “And sure, I’m a HUGE fan and supporter of Mr. Musk. He has my loyalty for LIFE, and I do not say that calmly.”

The casting rumor about Edebiri was not reported by any respected commerce publications; it appears to have originated with Daniel Richtman, a self-styled Hollywood insider who shared unverified particulars on his Patreon.

Richtman’s weblog put up was picked up by Comedian E book Assets, however the rumor gained extra traction within the wake of Musk’s repost, discovering its manner onto movie blogs like JoBlo and ComingSoon.web.

After the put up by @unlimited_ls went viral, Richtman chimed in to say its framing was disingenuous. “There is no ‘Changing Depp’ or something like that. She’s solely the ‘Kind’ they’re for the lead in one of many deliberate spinoffs,” he wrote.

Outrage over the declare that Edebiri, a Black girl, could be “changing” Depp, a white man, appeared fueled by the continued right-wing backlash to range, fairness, and inclusion efforts, also referred to as “DEI,” that are designed to stop discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, sexuality, or different protected lessons.

Many opponents of DEI have conflated antidiscrimination efforts within the office and authorities with Hollywood’s latest push for extra inclusive casting. Feminine actors who’ve joined main film franchises within the final decade, together with Kelly Marie Tran (“The Final Jedi”) and Brie Larson (“Captain Marvel”), have recounted comparable experiences with sexist and infrequently racist abuse on social media.

Musk has lengthy been a vocal opponent of range initiatives within the company world, even earlier than the second Trump administration formally launched its anti-DEI marketing campaign.

As Enterprise Insider reported, Musk’s DOGE workplace has lately been working to pause and, in some instances, fully reduce authorities applications by flagging key phrases like “fairness,” “gender,” and “homosexual.”

Representatives for Edebiri and Musk didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.