Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate

Amanda Knox is defending a show she is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland over the coming days

Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of a British student, said she does not downplay the seriousness of Meredith Kercher's death.

LONDON (AP) — Amanda Knox, the American student convicted and later acquitted of the gruesome murder and sexual assault of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher 19 years ago in Italy, has defended herself against charges from Kercher’s sister that a show she is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe fes

Fringe boss warns of 'slippery slope' as he defends Amanda Knox Edinburgh show, insisting 'poor taste isn't reason to cancel'  lbc.co.uk

Amanda Knox claims show she is performing at Edinburgh festival honors her murdered former flatmate  AP News

The change.org petition, launched by a friend of the Kercher family, calling on the show Cartwheel to be pulled had gathered almost 4,500 signatures on Thursday night.

Ms Knox has defended the show, which she says is about motherhood, and how she will explain the circumstances of her wrongful imprisonment to her daughter

Meredith Kercher's sister has called for an Edinburgh Fringe show by Amanda Knox (pictured), who was twice convicted and acquitted of her murder, to be cancelled.

Stephanie Kercher has condemned plans for Amanda Knox to take part in the upcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival as she continues on her career path as a stand-up comedian

The 5% fixed-rate charge on overnight stays in Edinburgh came into force on July 24 following years of development and consultation.

Amanda Knox Edinburgh Fringe show should be cancelled says victim's family  GB News

Amanda Knox’s comedy show should be axed, say Mereditch Kercher family  The Times

Amanda Knox, who was convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher in 2009 before being acquitted, is planning to appear at the Fringe.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The sister of murdered Meredith Kercher has said she ‘cannot fathom’ how Amanda Knox, who was jailed but later acquitted over the death, is joking about rape and murder in a comedy gig. Stephanie Kercher has l

AN Edinburgh Fringe venue is facing pressure to cancel a show by Amanda Knox – the American woman who was twice wrongfully convicted of killing her roommate Meredith Kercher – after the murdered woman’s sister objected to the performance ...

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