Amanda Knox Defends 11-Night Fringe Show as 4,400 Seek Cancellation
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 7
Amanda Knox Defends 11-Night Fringe Show as 4,400 Seek Cancellation
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 7
Summary
Amanda Knox said her Edinburgh Fringe show “Cartwheel” honors Meredith Kercher and condemns violence done to both women, rejecting claims that the comedy trivializes Kercher’s 2007 murder.
Stephanie Kercher told the BBC the problem is that the project is comedy, saying it “normalizes and trivializes violence against women” and should not be given a platform.
An online petition to cancel the show had drawn more than 4,400 signatures in the latest report, accusing Knox of turning the tragedy into entertainment before anyone has seen the performance.
The show opens Friday and runs for 11 straight nights at the Edinburgh Fringe, with Knox framing it as a response to years of scrutiny after nearly four years in prison before her 2015 acquittal.