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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.

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[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

the owner of the original account said: “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.”

That's fuckin' weird bro. Fuckin' weird. Back in my day we used to call those kind of people flunkies and bootlickers.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.”

Ok fucking what? Did this dude implant Neuralinks in half the US population without anyone's knowledge?

What an insane fucking thing to say.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I don’t say that lightly.

I love it when randos say shit like this. I don't know you. Nobody knows you. Your judgement carries no weight.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Today we call them simps and glazers

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 days ago

Updates Millennial vocabulary...

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel like bootlickers has a more negative connotation to it.

[–] afronaut@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel ‘dick rider’ is appropriate

I don't believe negative connotations should be applied to riding dicks. Usually it's a win-win.

[–] Helvetica@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Or it could be another of Musk's sock puppets. Kissing his own ass is one of his favorite hobbies.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if true, how fucked up in the head do you have to be to make death threats for an actor to play a role in a movie that is pure fiction.

Don't like it, DON'T WATCH IT!

Fucking neck-beards paladin' the dumbest things for "canon".

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I think it's a tail wagging the dog situation, really. They don't care about the Pirates movies, they're just using it as an opportunity to push their weirdo narratives.

They want to get views and monetization monies so they will latch onto anything they see as popular and inject their narrative onto it. Talking about popular things expands the number of people the algorithm will recommend their stuff to. The narrative is there to capture the audience and keep them coming back.

Once you have a group of weirdos together they will start trying to one-up each other with their weirdness. Eventually a few will cross the line and start making death threats, swatting people, and sometimes even mass killings can occur. It isn't about the Pirates, it's about proving to the rest of the group how devoted to the weirdo "cause" they are.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Actually changing Jack Sparrow to a female would be an amazing change. Why? Because it's different.

Imagine a drunk, female Jane Sparrow sailing around having grand adventures. Throw in some cute but sexy outfits. Sign me up.

Regular reboot with some guy? Probably skipping it because it doesn't excite me. It's just a reboot.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Not judging your expectation of sexy outfits. Only saying us gays didn't get them with Depp. I don't even remember him shirtless. 🥲