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Amandla Stenberg On 'Children Of Blood And Bone' Casting Backlash: 'I Want Everyone To Know This Is Important To Me'
Amandla Stenberg On 'Children Of Blood And Bone' Casting Backlash: 'I Want Everyone To Know This Is Important To Me'

Amanda Stenberg has officially responded to backlash from some fans against her casting in the forthcoming Children of Blood and Bone film adaptation . The actress recently took to TikTok to address some of the online discourse about her role as Princess Amari in the movie, based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi. Since the character is described as having “dark copper skin” and Stenberg is of a lighter complexion, fans of the book have accused her of stealing roles from darker-skinned women.  Stenberg’s response “I just want to take this moment to fully address, in video format, this perception that exists of me — that I steal roles from dark-skinned women,” Stenberg said. “This year was mostly defined for me, honestly, by contending with what it felt like to receive racist death threats just for existing in the Star Wars universe, and that was a really difficult thing for me to move through. But, honestly, it feels so much more painful for me to feel...

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