Amanda Knox is defending her comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland after criticism from the sister of Meredith Kercher, the British roommate Knox was accused of killing years ago in Italy. Knox said Thursday on Instagram that the show “honors Meredith Kercher’s memory and calls out the violence that was done to her and to me.”
The show, titled “Cartwheel,” is set to premiere Friday and run for 11 consecutive nights at the annual festival in Edinburgh. According to the show’s description, it follows a woman approaching 40 who is balancing motherhood while still dealing with the effects of her wrongful imprisonment.
Kercher’s sister, Stephanie Kercher, told the BBC that the production “normalizes and trivializes violence against women.” She said she believes comedy is an inappropriate format for the project and added that she feels strongly it should not be given a platform.
An online petition calling for the show to be canceled has gathered more than 4,400 signatures. Knox responded that calls to cancel a show no one has seen, based on accusations she says are false, are not a valid objection to “Cartwheel.”
Knox was convicted and later acquitted in the case surrounding Kercher’s 2007 killing in Perugia, Italy. She has since become an advocate for the wrongly convicted and has written a memoir, according to ABC News.
