Amanda Knox claims show she is performing at Edinburgh festival honors her murdered former flatmate
Summary
Amanda Knox, acquitted in the 2007 murder of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy, is performing a comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Knox says the show honors Kercher’s memory and highlights violence against women, while Kercher’s sister criticizes it for making light of the crime.Key Facts
- Amanda Knox was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007.
- Meredith Kercher was found stabbed to death in her apartment in Perugia.
- Knox’s new show, “Cartwheel,” opens at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and runs for 11 nights.
- The show addresses Knox’s wrongful imprisonment and public perception.
- Meredith’s sister, Stephanie Kercher, says the show trivializes violence against women and has asked for it to be canceled.
- An online petition to cancel the show has gathered over 4,400 signatures.
- Knox returned to the U.S. in 2011 and now campaigns for wrongly convicted people.
- Knox rejects the petition and says the show is about her experience and calling out violence, not trivializing the crime.
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