India, March 13 -- The Bear actor Ayo Edebiri has slammed billionaire Tesla owner Elon Musk for his tweet that seemed to perpetuate false narratives about her being cast in a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Ayo said that she received 'insane death threats' due to the amplification of fake news by Musk. (Also read: Henry Cavill to replace Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6?)

A rightwing account on Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) had shared an unverified news about Ayo Edebiri replacing Johnny Depp in a reboot of Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Musk retweeted the post, writing, "Disney sucks."

Ayo shared Musk's tweet this week on Instagram Stories and called him a 'fascist' and an 'idiot' for propagating...