

Stop Haunting Adeline: A total Industry Rejection of the Film Adaptation
The Issue
Target Recipients:
• Streaming Acquisition Executives (Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV+)
• Courtney Solomon (After Dark Films) & H.D. Carlton
• Creative Talent Agencies & Entertainment Media Outlets.
The Problem:
The upcoming independent film adaptation of Haunting Adeline aims to bring graphic depictions of severe non-consensual sexual violence, psychological torture, and predatory stalking to visual media under the guise of an "uncensored" romance. While adults retain the freedom to read this fiction on the page, moving these themes onto a mainstream visual screen commercializes severe real-world trauma and risks exposing vulnerable or younger audiences to deeply triggering material via viral algorithms.
Since this film is moving forward independently, we call on the wider entertainment industry to enact a total rejection of this project across three critical pillars:
Our Three Core Demands:
1. A Distribution Blackout (Targeting Streaming Platforms): We call on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and all major distributors to issue a preemptive pledge refusing to acquire, license, or stream the Haunting Adeline movie. Deny this film the commercial platform it needs to be profitable.
2. A Professional Reputation Warning (Targeting Actors & Agencies): We urge actors, talent agencies, and creative crew members to deeply evaluate the severe career risks of attaching their names and faces to this project. Haunting Adeline visualizes severe stalking, captivity, and non-consensual trauma under the guise of romance. In a highly socially conscious media landscape, participating in a film that commercializes and romanticizes predatory behavior leaves a permanent mark on a performer's professional legacy. Lending your talent to this project risks future career opportunities, permanently reshaping how the public views your personal ethics. We urge talent to protect their career longevity and stand in solidarity with real-world victims and survivors by stepping away from this production.
3. A Promotional Blackout (Targeting Media & Ad Networks): We demand that entertainment news outlets (such as Variety and Deadline) refuse exclusive promotional coverage, and that social media networks (TikTok, Meta, Google) restrict paid advertising campaigns for this film to prevent the viral monetization of violence.
Conclusion:
We stand with survivors of abuse. Do not help this movie romanticize a crime that ruins thousands of lives. We urge the film industry to draw a clear ethical line and demonstrate that packaging severe stalking and sexual coercion as mainstream romantic entertainment is both a moral failure and a severe financial liability.

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The Issue
Target Recipients:
• Streaming Acquisition Executives (Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV+)
• Courtney Solomon (After Dark Films) & H.D. Carlton
• Creative Talent Agencies & Entertainment Media Outlets.
The Problem:
The upcoming independent film adaptation of Haunting Adeline aims to bring graphic depictions of severe non-consensual sexual violence, psychological torture, and predatory stalking to visual media under the guise of an "uncensored" romance. While adults retain the freedom to read this fiction on the page, moving these themes onto a mainstream visual screen commercializes severe real-world trauma and risks exposing vulnerable or younger audiences to deeply triggering material via viral algorithms.
Since this film is moving forward independently, we call on the wider entertainment industry to enact a total rejection of this project across three critical pillars:
Our Three Core Demands:
1. A Distribution Blackout (Targeting Streaming Platforms): We call on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and all major distributors to issue a preemptive pledge refusing to acquire, license, or stream the Haunting Adeline movie. Deny this film the commercial platform it needs to be profitable.
2. A Professional Reputation Warning (Targeting Actors & Agencies): We urge actors, talent agencies, and creative crew members to deeply evaluate the severe career risks of attaching their names and faces to this project. Haunting Adeline visualizes severe stalking, captivity, and non-consensual trauma under the guise of romance. In a highly socially conscious media landscape, participating in a film that commercializes and romanticizes predatory behavior leaves a permanent mark on a performer's professional legacy. Lending your talent to this project risks future career opportunities, permanently reshaping how the public views your personal ethics. We urge talent to protect their career longevity and stand in solidarity with real-world victims and survivors by stepping away from this production.
3. A Promotional Blackout (Targeting Media & Ad Networks): We demand that entertainment news outlets (such as Variety and Deadline) refuse exclusive promotional coverage, and that social media networks (TikTok, Meta, Google) restrict paid advertising campaigns for this film to prevent the viral monetization of violence.
Conclusion:
We stand with survivors of abuse. Do not help this movie romanticize a crime that ruins thousands of lives. We urge the film industry to draw a clear ethical line and demonstrate that packaging severe stalking and sexual coercion as mainstream romantic entertainment is both a moral failure and a severe financial liability.

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Petition created on 20 October 2026