Ayo Edebiri, the actor finest recognized for her Emmy-award successful work on The Bear, has mentioned she acquired “insane demise threats” after Elon Musk shared a pretend information report about her being solid in a movie.
On her Instagram, Edebiri recalled the furore that met Musk’s reposting of a narrative by “Limitless L’s”, a rightwing account with no obvious Hollywood connection or perception, that she was to switch Johnny Depp in a reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
These persons are fully unhinged. Ayo Edebiri waited over a 12 months to deal with rumors and credible stories circulating in Hollywood from reliable sources.
And, after all, she assaults Elon Musk.
By the best way, this publish was deleted by mistake after I made a decision to wash up my… pic.twitter.com/STMaI1qqFG
— Limitless L’s (@unlimited_ls) March 12, 2025
“Disney sucks,” commented Musk on the time.
“Simply remembering after I bought among the most insane demise threats and racial slurs of my life (idk if it’s the #1 second, however for certain prime 3) for a pretend reboot of a film I had by no means even heard of due to this man,” Edebiri wrote whereas sharing Musk’s authentic publish. “LMAO. So not solely is he double s**g h**l-ing [sieg heil-ing] fascist, he’s an fool however anyway.”
Responding to Edebiri’s publish on Wednesday, the proprietor of the unique account mentioned: “I clearly said ‘reportedly’ as a result of it was the newest info coming from credible Hollywood sources. And sure, I’m a HUGE fan and supporter of Mr Musk. He has my loyalty for LIFE, and I don’t say that flippantly.”
The hearsay was not run by any credible business outlet.
In a earlier Instagram story publish, Edebiri applauded comic Invoice Burr for his feedback on NPR’s Contemporary Air, calling Musk “evidently a Nazi,” and commenting on his hand gesture at Donald Trump’s inauguration: “I simply refuse to imagine it was an unintentional two-time Sieg Heil.”
Burr went on to name Musk an “fool” with “dyed hair plugs and a laminated face” and somebody “who makes a nasty automotive and has an out of date social media platform”. He continued by asking why liberals are “so afraid of this man who can’t battle his method out of a moist paper bag?”
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed final 12 months {that a} reboot of the collection, which earned almost $5bn globally, was being developed. He neither confirmed nor denied that Depp would star in it, saying: “It’s a reboot, but when it was as much as me, he could be in it. I really like him. He’s an excellent good friend. He’s a tremendous artist and he’s a novel look.”
Edebiri voiced Envy within the Pixar sequel Inside Out 2; her new horror movie, Opus, opens within the US this month. She can also be set to put in writing and star in Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney the dinosaur movie. Edebiri is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, for whom she has steadily canvassed.
