‘Children of Blood and Bone’ author exposes shocking rift with actress Amandla Stenberg, refuses to watch film

“Children of Blood and Bone” writer Tomi Adeyemi told character Amandla Stenberg, who is starring successful nan upcoming movie adjustment of her book, to ne'er “text” aliases “call” her arsenic she exposed their rift.

In a scathing TikTok posted Saturday, Adeyemi shared a screenshot of alleged matter messages betwixt her and Stenberg, successful which nan second seemingly wrote, “My only dream was to reconnect arsenic quality beings.”

The Harvard University postgraduate responded, “Do not ever usage my sanction successful an question and reply aliases video again. Do not matter me. Do not telephone me.”

She past blocked Stenberg arsenic a contact.

“There is simply a logic I will not station thing astir nan adjustment of my work. That’s all,” nan New York Times bestselling writer wrote successful a abstracted Instagram DM, which she screenshotted and included successful nan video.

A 2nd connection read, “From this constituent on, if you want to support me, you tin acquisition immoderate version of nan trilogy astatine a section independent children’s book shop (books of wonder, NYC).

In much screenshots of Instagram DMs, nan writer said she has not seen nan movie and “will not watch it.”

“It’s been achy holding this backmost from you all… And I’m sorry if immoderate of you thought I didn’t attraction astir US. More than immoderate glitter.”

Page Six has reached retired to Stenberg for comment.

The 32-year-old sold nan authorities to nan first book of her “Legacy of Orïsha” trilogy and signed connected to executive nutrient and co-write nan upcoming movie pinch head Gina Prince-Bythewood.

“Children of Blood and Bone” is group successful a imagination African kingdom wherever a young female embarks connected a quest to reclaim nan magic violently stolen from her people. She and her relative create an confederation pinch nan king’s girl and boy to conflict backmost against his sadistic rule.

Stenberg plays nan main character, Princess Amari, successful nan movie adaptation, which is group to premiere connected Jan. 15, 2027.

The alleged texts betwixt Adeyemi and nan “Hunger Games” character are dated Feb. 28, 2025.

Notably, that aforesaid month, Stenberg received backlash for being formed successful nan role, arsenic nan characteristic successful nan book is described arsenic having “dark copper skin.” Many fans voiced connected societal media that nan domiciled belonged to a darker-skinned woman.

In a since-deleted Instagram Reel, she defended her casting and said it was “painful for [her] to consciousness for illustration [she’s] astatine likelihood pinch [her] ain community,” per Us Weekly.

“I would ne'er navigate my profession blindly and ignorantly, not reasoning astir my tegument reside aliases nan abstraction that I occupy. I would ne'er spell aft a domiciled that I didn’t consciousness for illustration was correct for maine to chase,” she insisted.

In nan video, Stenberg besides claimed she had received Adeyemi’s approval.

“She goes, ‘Amandla, I want you to cognize that erstwhile you were a small woman and you were formed arsenic Rue successful ‘The Hunger Games,’ and group said that Rue’s decease wouldn’t beryllium arsenic sad because you’re a Black woman — that inspired maine to constitute this bid truthful that Black girls for illustration you and Black girls of each shades could person a communicative written astir them.’ We started crying, and I said to myself, ‘God wants maine here.’”

The formed of nan upcoming movie besides includes Thuso Mbedu, Tosin Cole, Damson Idris, Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Regina King, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Viola Davis.