Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate
- Amanda Knox is defending her comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival after Meredith Kercher’s sister criticized it for trivializing violence against women.
- Knox stated that her show honors Kercher’s memory and addresses the violence they both experienced.
- The show, titled 'Cartwheel', references a story about Knox allegedly doing cartwheels in a police station after Kercher's death.
- Knox was convicted and later acquitted of Kercher's murder, which occurred in 2007, and she has since become a campaigner for the wrongly convicted.
- An online petition to cancel the show has garnered over 4,400 signatures, claiming it mocks the events surrounding Kercher's murder.
Amanda Knox is defending her Edinburgh Fringe comedy show after Meredith Kercher’s sister said it trivializes violence against women and called for it to be canceled. Knox says the show honors Kercher’s memory and calls out the violence that was done to them.
The show is called 'Cartwheel', a reference to a story that claimed Knox did cartwheels in the police station after Kercher’s death. It is set to debut Friday evening and run for 11 nights at the festival.
Knox was a 20-year-old student when Kercher was found murdered in their shared apartment in 2007. She served nearly four years in prison before being acquitted by Italy’s highest court in 2015.
An online petition calling for the cancellation of her show has gained significant traction, with over 4,400 signatures, arguing that it mocks the horrific events surrounding Kercher’s murder.
阿曼达·诺克斯为爱丁堡节的喜剧表演辩护，称其是为了纪念被谋杀的室友
阿曼达·诺克斯为她在爱丁堡节的喜剧表演辩护，因梅雷迪思·凯彻的姐姐批评该表演轻视对女性的暴力，并呼吁取消该表演。诺克斯表示，该表演是为了纪念凯彻，并呼吁关注她们所经历的暴力。
该表演名为《翻筋斗》，提到诺克斯在凯彻去世后被指称在警局做翻筋斗的故事。该表演定于周五晚上首演，并将在节日期间持续11晚。
诺克斯在2007年时是20岁的学生，当时凯彻被发现死于她们共享的公寓。她在监狱服刑近四年后，于2015年被意大利最高法院宣判无罪。
一份要求取消她的表演的在线请愿已获得超过4400个签名，认为该表演嘲弄了凯彻谋杀事件的可怕经历。