Amanda Knox Edinburgh Fringe show must be cancelled demands Meredith Kercher’s family

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Why is Amanda Knox's upcoming comedy show causing controversy?.

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Amanda Knox's Edinburgh Fringe show should be cancelled, Meredith Kercher's family has argued.Ms Knox was twice wrongfully convicted of killing her roommate, and she is set to perform at the Fringe festival in what has been billed as her "finally getting around to being furious about the whole wrongful-imprisonment thing." Ms Kercher was raped and killed in the Italian city of Perugia by Rudy Guede in 2007, at the age of just 21.The case gained international headlines after Ms Knox was convicted of her murder twice, before ultimately being cleared of wrongdoing by the Italian Supreme Court in 2015.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Knox is preparing to perform at the Fringe festival, which runs from August 7-17 at the Gilded Balloon venue, with her show named "Cartwheel".The show's blurb adds: "How on earth will she explain it all to her daughter, who is now asking to hear the story of ‘Mama Goes to Italy'?"Stephanie Kercher, sister of Meredith, has urged the Gilded Balloon to...

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