Summary

Ayo Edebiri said she received “insane death threats” after Elon Musk shared a false report claiming she would replace Johnny Depp in a Pirates of the Caribbean reboot.

The rumor, posted by a right-wing account with no industry ties, was never confirmed by credible sources. Musk, who commented “Disney sucks,” amplified the hoax.

Edebiri later called Musk an idiot and a fascist for promoting fascist right-wing rhetoric.

Meanwhile, producer Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed a reboot is in development but did not confirm Depp’s involvement.

    • Mongostein@lemmy.ca
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      11 hours ago

      Maybe 🤷‍♂️

      It just seems convoluted when we have no evidence of that, but we do have evidence of other 00 agents who seemingly use their own names.

      Also, if Bond is already a code name, why use other identities? We’ve seen him do that.