Nigerian-American actress Ayo Edebiri has revealed that she received “insane death threats” because of billionaire businessman Elon Musk.

She shared that she was bombarded with death threats and racial slurs after Musk amplified a fake report in February 2024, which falsely claimed that Disney was considering her as a replacement for Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Musk responded to the report by posting, “Disney sucks” on X, which Edebiri believes gave the false claim more publicity, resulting in the wave of threats and slurs.

Reflecting on the incident in her Instagram story, she wrote, “Just remembering when I got some of the most insane death threats and racial slurs of my life (idk if it’s the #1 moment, but for sure top 3) for a fake reboot of a movie I had never even heard of because of this man. LMAO. So not only is he [Elon Musk] double Sieg Heil-ing fascist, he’s an idiot but anyway.”