Ayo Edebiri has opened up about the “insane death threats and racial slurs” she received after Elon Musk boosted a fake report claiming she was set to replace Johnny Depp in a Pirates of the Caribbean reboot.
In an Instagram story, Edebiri revealed that she was subjected to unrelenting abuse after Musk shared a post from a right-wing troll account Unlimited L’s on X which falsely claimed that Edebiri was going to replace Johnny Depp in a reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. “Disney sucks,” Musk wrote in response to the fake story.
“Just remembering when I got some of the most insane death threats and racial slurs of my life (idk if it’s the #1 moment, but for sure top 3) for a fake reboot of a movie I had never even heard of because of this man,” Edebiri wrote on Instagram, alongside a screenshot of Musk’s original post. “LMAO. So not only is he double s**g h**l-ing fascist, he’s an idiot – but anyway.”
The owner of Unlimited L’s responded to Edebiri’s post by saying: “I clearly stated ‘reportedly’ because it was the latest information coming from credible Hollywood sources. And yes, I am a HUGE fan and supporter of Mr Musk. He has my loyalty for LIFE, and I don’t say that lightly.” Their original X post which claimed Edebiri was replacing Depp has since been deleted.
In a previous Instagram story, Edebiri commended comedian Bill Burr for criticising Musk during an NPR interview. In the interview Burr said Musk was “evidently a Nazi” and refuted the idea that the controversial gesture he made during the inauguration was accidental. “I just refuse to believe it was an accidental two-time Sieg Heil,” Burr said, adding that Musk was an “idiot” with “dyed hair plugs and a laminated face” who “makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform.”