{"id":5155,"date":"2026-07-29T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2026-07-29T21:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:38:00","slug":"children-of-blood-and-bone-author-tomi-adeyemi-left-films-set-sobbing-calls-it-the-worst-thing-ive-had-to-live-through-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5155","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Children of Blood and Bone\u2019 Author Tomi Adeyemi Left Film\u2019s Set \u2018Sobbing,\u2019 Calls It the \u2018Worst Thing I\u2019ve Had to Live Through\u2019 and \u2018I Never Want to Hear About It Again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nTomi Adeyemi, author of the novel \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone,\u201d said the upcoming Paramount film adaptation of her book was \u201cthe worst thing I have ever had to live through\u201d and \u201cI never want to hear about this project again\u201d in a five-minute video posted on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5153\">Here\u2019s How to Watch MLS All-Star Game 2026 Live Online for Free<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdeyemi, who co-wrote the screenplay for the film, had previously spoken out about how she wouldn\u2019t watch the \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d movie based on her African fantasy novel after being on set for its production.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWhat I\u2019m about to share is not a secret to the people involved,\u201d she said in the social media clip. \u201cIt\u2019s a reality that I\u2019ve had to live with for about a year and a half, and everyone involved, at least at the highest level, has been made aware of this reality, and they haven\u2019t done anything to make it better. If anything, they\u2019ve only antagonized me, and I accept that. But I also accept if I don\u2019t say something, I think it\u2019s just going to be worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdeyemi alleged that she left the \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d set \u201chyperventilating and sobbing\u201d and that she is \u201cstill being antagonized behind the scenes.\u201d Representatives for Adeyemi, Paramount and director Gina Prince-Bythewood did not immediately respond to <em>Variety\u2019s<\/em> requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI\u2019m not going to speak on what I endured to make it through the young adult trilogy, and I\u2019m not going to speak about everything that I also suffered through or endured to make the adaptation a reality,\u201d Adeyemi said. \u201cI\u2019m actually only going to speak about what happened after I left that set of my own film adaptation, hyperventilating and sobbing. There are many witnesses, so it\u2019s not really a secret. I came back to America and suffered such severe somatic pain and so many panic attacks. I knew it was so bad that I would never ever be able to watch this film, and I made peace with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cBut as it is being marketed,\u201d Adeyemi continued, referencing the trailer which launched on Tuesday, \u201cAnd as I am still being antagonized behind the scenes, which is where I hoped all of this would stay, it\u2019s become apparent to me that reality needs to at least be made known, so that you guys can understand how this film, which I worked on to make it a little better for us to be alive, is also the worst thing I have ever had to live through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5150\">Meta Takes $2.4 Billion Charge for Legal Proceedings in Q2, Revenue Booms 28% to Over $60 Billion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tEarlier this month in a since-deleted TikTok video, Adeyemi posted what appeared to be a group chat that included \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d actor Amandla Stenberg. Adeyemi wrote, \u201cDo not ever use my name in an interview or video again. Do not text me. Do not call me\u201d and appeared to block Stenberg, according to the L.A. Times. Stenberg had previously received backlash from book fans over her casting as Princess Amari due to allegations of colorism.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI am four months into training for \u2018Children of Blood and Bone\u2019 and I am getting my ass\u00a0whooped,\u201d Stenberg previously said in a deleted TikTok video last year. \u201cI want everyone to know that this is important to me, and I think about it with every choice that I make. I would never navigate my career blindly, not thinking about my skin tone or the space I occupy. I would never go after a role I didn\u2019t feel was right for me. I want to see all skin tones represented in media. I know that colorism is an insidious system that relentlessly impacts every facet of entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDespite the insinuation about a feud with Stenberg, Adeyemi has not clarified what happened on the \u201cChildren of Blood and Bone\u201d set.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t wish to speak on it anymore. I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s possible,\u201d Adeyemi said in the clip posted on Wednesday. \u201cI understand that I have a public presence, and that this is a global project. It\u2019s probably useless posting a video. I really don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t do things like this, but I also understand that being silent about it is making the pain a lot worse. And even though it feels awful to share this, it\u2019s better to share it and have it known and understood before I see a bunch of you for this new book. So please understand, I never want to hear about this project again. I don\u2019t have anything to say about the people who made it. I do not care anymore. 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