The Bear actor called Musk a fascist and an idiot after his reaction to a post from a rightwing account that claimed she was replacing Johnny Depp

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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    2 days ago

    The franchise isn’t called Jack Sparrow. It’s called Pirates of the Caribbean, based off a theme park ride which, as far as I know, has no named characters. The main character could be any pirate.

    But maybe make her name less derivative… like Judy Pigeon or something… ;)

    • Artyom@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      The theme park ride always had Jack Sparrow as the only named character, even before the movies.

      • Mongostein@lemmy.ca
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        2 days ago

        I also think in the next Bond movie James should lose his mind and have to be dealt with by agent 009, Janice Stock 😆

        “What? We didn’t change James Bond!”