‘INSANE DEATH THREATS’

Ayo Edebiri: ‘Fascist’ Elon Musk Sicced Racist Mob on Me

“The Bear” star accused Musk of inspiring the “most insane death threats and racial slurs of my life.”

The Bear star Ayo Edebiri had some fiery words for “Sieg Heil-ing fascist” Elon Musk, who she said sicced a racist mob on her over a fake report about a Disney reboot he reposted to his millions of X followers.

“Just remembering when I got some of the most insane death threats and racial slurs of my life (idk if it’s the number one moment, but for sure top three), for a fake reboot of a movie I had never even heard of because of this man,” Edebiri wrote in a post to her Instagram stories on Tuesday night, with the acronym for “laughing my a-- off.” She continued, “So not only is he [a] double Sieg Heil-ing fascist, he’s an idiot.”

Edebiri censored the words “Sieg Heil-ing” in her post, which included a screen grab of Musk reposting a fake movie announcement for a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel. The so-called movie news claimed “Disney is considering Ayo Edebiri as a replacement for Johnny Depp in Pirates 6”—a report that, according to Edebiri, was entirely made up.

That didn’t stop the mogul from blasting it out on his X platform, where he is the most followed account, and adding “Disney sucks” to the post. Musk offered no explanation in his comment for why Disney would “suck” for choosing Edebiri, a Black woman, for the hypothetical role, prompting racist backlash.

He also offered his two cents after Cynthia Erivo, also a Black woman, was cast in the role of Jesus for the Hollywood Bowl’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar. “Imagine doing this to any other religion,” he wrote in a post on X.

The Daily Beast has reached out to a Musk’s representative for comment.

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In another post, Edebiri shared some of Bill Burr’s recent takedown of Musk, in which he also called Musk an “idiot,” as well as a “Nazi.” She also included his critique of liberal pushback against Musk’s involvement in Donald Trump’s administration, reposting when Burr said, “This is why I hate liberals. It’s like liberals have no teeth whatsoever.” Edebiri made her agreement known with a bullseye emoji.

Finally, Edebiri joked that she may have actually come around to the idea of taking on Depp’s role in the Pirates franchise. On a screengrab of a fan’s DM that she would “eat” in the role, Edebiri wrote, “wait no DEI, but I’ve changed my mind, maybe we can make some money idk lmk.”

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