Ayo Edebiri isn’t a family identify but, however “The Bear” star acquired loads of media protection final month.
Why?
X proprietor Elon Musk shared a false rumor that she’s connected to a female-centric reboot of “The Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. That sparked “loss of life threats” from the standard, pathetic suspects.
It’s neither fairly nor wholesome, nevertheless it’s sadly the New Regular with popular culture information. This reporter as soon as acquired a loss of life menace for suggesting “Bob’s Burgers” had jumped the shark.
The Edebiri threats sparked a wave of media protection together with CNN, Rolling Stone, Selection, Individuals, The Hollywood Reporter, Vulture and extra mainstream retailers.
Ayo Edebiri mentioned she acquired “insane loss of life threats” after Elon Musk shared a false report that claimed Disney was contemplating Edebiri as a substitute for Johnny Depp within the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. https://t.co/ap0JkakTJ7
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 12, 2025
That’s not all. Almost each headline pinned the blame on Musk.
The billionaire shared Pretend Information, little doubt, and he ought to behave higher given his appreciable clout. He’s to not blame for strangers sending loss of life threats her method.
That’s nonetheless how the “journalists” framed it.
We’re now studying a a lot greater film star, Gal Gadot of “Snow White” fame, needed to beef up safety measures in current months. The information is getting principally ignored within the press.
Why? Journalists can’t pin this one on Musk, Trump or different right-leaning determine. Plus, the doubtless menace comes from the far Left, the identical group shouting “Free Palestine” and harassing Jews throughout school campuses.
Is there one other rationalization?
Even Selection, which broke the loss of life menace story, downplayed the information.
“Inside Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Fiasco: Demise Threats, Beefed-Up Safety and a Social Media Guru for Rachel Zegler,” reads the Selection headline.
The article suggests Zegler’s “Professional Palestine” social media publish sparked the threats.
Behind the scenes, loss of life threats towards Zegler’s co-star Gal Gadot, who’s Israeli, spiked [following the ‘Free Palestine’ post], and Disney needed to pay for extra safety for the mom of 4.
Gadot is Jewish and beforehand served within the IDF. She has been outspoken about supporting Israel, nevertheless it’s been a really modest a part of her public persona.
That was sufficient to encourage pro-Palestinian supporters to not solely name for her loss of life however encourage Disney to rent safety above and past what a standard movie star receives, in accordance with Selection.
So the place are the headlines in regards to the story?
Proper-leaning retailers like The Each day Mail, The New York Submit and Web page Six lined the information. Yahoo recycled the Selection scoop and made it the plain headline.
That’s all, in accordance with a good-faith Google Information search.
It’s inconceivable to not see a connection to the Gadot information and up to date media narratives. When pro-Jewish documentaries hit the market, most film critics keep away from them. If Jewish stars get canceled, threatened or worse, most media retailers equally develop principally silent.
And, when an A-list actress endures sufficient loss of life threats to require safety forces, the story barely makes a ripple within the information waters.
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