Ayo Edebiri is publicly calling out Elon Musk for the dying threats she acquired because of one among his retweets.
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The Bear star took to Instagram to name out the X proprietor for his function in bringing a pretend film announcement to a broader viewers, which she says led to “insane dying threats” and racial slurs being directed at her. The Emmy-winner posted a screenshot of Musk reacting to a fabricated announcement about Pirates of the Caribbean 6 to her Instagram Story, including her personal caption about what that pretend reveal meant for her private life.
The pretend information prompt that Disney was contemplating Edebiri as a substitute for Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, which led to Musk weighing in, including, “Disney sucks.” On Tuesday, March 11, Ayo added some context to his retweet, making it clear simply how a lot backlash got here with Elon spreading that pretend narrative to his viewers.
“Simply remembering once I acquired among the most insane dying threats and racial slurs of my life (idk if it’s the #1 second, however for positive prime 3) for a pretend reboot of a film I had by no means even heard of due to this man LMAO,” she wrote on prime of a screenshot of Musk’s tweet. “So not solely is he a double s**g h**l-ing fascist, he’s an fool, however anyway.”
Identified for her unimaginable comedic timing, Edebiri saved issues gentle, including “Life is, after all, a present.” She went on to share a humorous change with New Lady author Camilla Blackett, who insisted that Edebiri may have truly made an incredible lead for the Pirates reboot, if it was actually taking place.
“Okay however what if I mentioned you’d eat this up a lil bit?!” Blackett responded to Ayo’s story in a screenshot.
She added, “It’s not the worst fan casting! I see the imaginative and prescient kinda! You’re licherally Caribbean !”
When posting the screenshot, Edebiri threw much more pictures at Musk by taking a jab at his BFF Donald Trump’s aversion to Range, fairness, and inclusion, tagging Disney and writing, “@waltdisneyfrozenhead wait no DEI, however I’ve modified my thoughts, perhaps we will make some cash idk lmk.”
It goes with out saying that Ayo doesn’t want any pretend fan castings, as a result of she’s already booked and busy. She’s at present prepping to write down for the upcoming live-action Barney movie, produced and co-developed by A24 and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions in partnership with Mattel Movies. She additionally stars in A24’s OPUS, which hits theaters this Friday.
