Jezebel: Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox Gets That Zillion Dollar Book Deal We All Expected

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:30:00 EST

You probably saw this coming: Amanda Knox, the American student accused and acquitted of murdering her roommate while studying abroad in Italy, has been given a big, fat book deal. So how much will she be paid to have someone pretending to be her write "her side" of the story? More »

Amanda Knox May Return to Italy for Parents' Slander Trial

Madeleine Davies — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST

It seems as though Amanda Knox's history with the Italian legal system has not yet come to a close as the 24-year-old, who, after spending four years in prison, was acquitted of the murder of fellow exchange student Meredith Kercher, will likely be returning to the Italian courtrooms as soon as March, this time as a witness in her parents' defense against slander charges brought by the Perugian police. The charges arise from an interview Curt Knox, Amanda's father, gave to the London Sunday Times in which he said, "Amanda was abused physically and verbally... She told us she was hit in the back of the head by a police officer." If found guilty, the parents could face up to three years behind bars. Amanda Knox will also face first degree slander charges, though her trial date has yet to be set. More »

Italian Court Reveals No Evidence Ever Linked Amanda Knox To Murder, Satanic Orgies

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40:00 EST

It's been about two and a half months since Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were freed from prison after serving four years of their sentence for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Yesterday an Italian appeals court gave a detailed explanation of why their convictions were overturned. Shockingly, it turns out that there was never any reliable evidence that Knox and Sollecito killed Kercher as part of a drug-fueled, satanic orgy. More »

Daily Mail Gets In Trouble For Making Things Up About The Amanda Knox Verdict

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:20:00 EST

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The Daily Mail, the British tabloid that everyone loves to hate, has had its newsprint-stained hand slapped for a major mistake it made back in October. After the Amanda Knox murder verdict was decided, its website reported incorrectly that her conviction had been upheld, when in fact it had been overturned. The article had been pre-written and was only online for about 90 seconds, but that was enough time for an alert blogger to notice the mistake. More »

Amanda Knox And Her Ex Both Have Literary Agents Now

Anna North — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:10:00 EST

Those of you who were waiting with bated breath for Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito to pen dueling memoirs will rejoice at the news that both have acquired literary agents. According to TMZ, Knox has signed with Robert Barnett, who has also represented a bipartisan slate of political memoirists including Barack Obama and Sarah Palin. Sollecito, meanwhile, will be working with Sharlene Martin, who represents such authors as Debra Barrus, author of From Mormon to Madame, which "reveals her trials and tribulations in the dating world and in relationships with controlling and abusive men, her entry into the brothel business, her battle with her dishonest business partner and her struggle — aided by two female veterans of the industry — in making the bordello a rousing success." Somehow, we bet Sollecito's book will be more fun. More »

Amanda Knox Moves Into 'Shabby' Apartment With Newly-Identified Boyfriend

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST

Today the Daily Mail has a complete update on the life of a chick from Seattle who didn't murder anybody. Despite previous reports that she and fellow defendant Raffaele Sollecito would run off into the night together to enjoy a lifetime of forgetting to speak their native language, in a TV interview he said (allegedly with tears in his eyes): More »

Amanda Knox Spotted With Hipster Dude Who May Or May Not Be Her Boyfriend

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:40:00 EDT

Non-Italian non-murderer Amanda Knox is slowly but surely readjusting to free life stateside after spending nearly 4 years in Italian prison. She dressed up as a mustachioed cat burglar for Halloween. She's speaking English again. And now it looks like she's got herself an American-style boyfriend, complete with a beard worthy of a sea shanty. More »

Amanda Knox Dressed As A Highly Insensitive Cat Burglar For Halloween

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:25:00 EDT

Though Amanda Knox has been freed after serving four years in an Italian prison, some would rather not see her celebrate Halloween again, as roommate Meredith Kercher was killed on November 1. In response to photos of Knox heading to a party dressed as a cat burglar, Kercher's father said, "I think it's very insensitive of Amanda Knox, especially considering it is the fourth anniversary of Meredith's death. The anniversary is obviously a very difficult time for our family and images like this don't help." More »

Knox & Solicito To Spend Xmas Together; Seek Solace In Bubble Lights, Noisy Hallmark Ornaments

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:10:00 EDT

Amanda Knox has kept a low profile since she was freed by Italian courts, but now Raffaele Sollecito, her co-defendant and former boyfriend has decided to add more fuel to the media hysteria by gushing about Knox in the Italian magazine Oggi. He says, "We need each other — we speak to each other on the phone and write to each other every day," adding: More »

Meredith Kercher Crime Scene Investigators Joked About Taking Coke

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:27:00 EDT

A lack of reliable DNA evidence was one of the main reasons Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito won their appeal, and now it's been revealed that video played during the trial shows Italian CSI investigators were in a rather jovial mood while examining the scene. While in Meredith Kercher's blood-spattered bedroom, one investigator says, "I could really do with some cocaine to give me a kick." The other replies, "Don't you mean crack?" and they both laugh. In other parts of the video they seem confused about what equipment to use, and say they forgot a chemical needed to reveal blood invisible to the naked eye. More »

Amanda Knox Inevitably Offered Weird Job In Porn

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:40:38 EDT

Poor, exhausted-seeming Amanda Knox has endured a stateside media frenzyapalooza since her return to America after her murder conviction was overturned by an Italian appeals court. And now, to add to the cacophony, an offer to work for Vivid Entertainment. The job isn't to have sex with mustachioed thunderdicks, and Knox would be allowed to keep her clothes entirely on. Vivid's not actually asking her to appear on camera at all; the company wants to hire her to travel around to various adult entertainment-themed events and serve as a company spokeswoman. More »

Italian Judge Still Thinks Knox & Sollecito Could Be Guilty

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:34:43 EDT

Today Italian TV audiences heard the first interview with one of the jurors from Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito's appeal. Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellmann said that while he still believes Knox and Sollecito may know the "real truth" about how Meredith Kercher was murdered, there wasn't enough evidence to prove they were involved in the crime (though, that didn't prevent them from being imprisoned for four years). More »

Amanda Knox Returns To U.S., Tearfully Thanks Supporters

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:34:00 EDT

Amanda Knox is back home in Seattle after spending four years in an Italian prison. Before leaving the airport, she told reporters she's (understandably) overwhelmed. More »

What Will Amanda Knox Do Now?

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:18:00 EDT

This afternoon, about 90 minutes after Amanda Knox was acquitted, she left an Italian prison for the first time in four years. Knox is scheduled to return to the U.S. tomorrow on a commercial flight from Rome, and we're guessing her thoughts are focused on seeing her friends and family and sleeping in her own bed. But she shouldn't spend too much time reacclimating to her life in the U.S., because apparently she has a media career to plot out. After all, it's been a few weeks since the Casey Anthony story died down, and we're coming dangerously close to being forced to talk about non-salacious news. More »

Amanda Knox Acquitted In Italian Court; Released From Custody

Erin Gloria Ryan — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:10:34 EDT

Amanda Knox, the American college student convicted two years ago of the 2007 sexual assault and murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, has had her conviction overturned by an Italian appeals court and her release has been ordered by the presiding judge. This acquittal frees Knox to leave the country on her own accord, even though the court's verdict will almost certainly be appealed to Italy's highest court. More »

Watch Amanda Knox's Final Statement To The Court

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:30:00 EDT

In court today Amanda Knox made a final plea to jurors before deliberations began in her appeals trial. During the 10-minute address, Knox told the court, "I've lost a friend in the worst, most brutal, most inexplicable way possible ... I'm paying with my life for things that I didn't do." The judge said the jury won't deliver its verdict until 2 p.m. EDT at the earliest. More »

Defense Compares Amanda Knox To Jessica Rabbit

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:25:00 EDT

Since prosecutors called Amanda Knox a "satanic, diabolic, she-devil" earlier this week, her attorney wanted to counter their salacious description ... so he compared her to Jessica Rabbit. Defense attorney Giulia Bongiorno said yesterday in closing arguments, "Jessica Rabbit looks like a man-eater, but she is a faithful and loving woman," he added that like the cartoon character, Knox, "is not bad, she's just drawn that way." It may not dignify the proceedings, but jurors love dated pop culture references. More »

Prosecutor Calls Amanda Knox A 'Satanic, Diabolic, She-Devil'

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:30:00 EDT

In court yesterday a lawyer representing Patrick Lumumba, the man Amanda Knox falsely accused of murdering Meredith Kercher, said, "Amanda is one thing and another — that is, both Saint Maria Goretti and a satanic, diabolic, she-devil given to borderline behavior." The lawyer, Carlo Pacelli, was referring to a Catholic saint associated with purity, young women and rape victims. He added, "Amanda should be judged based on her personality when the crime occurred in November 2007 and at that time she was a concentrated mix of sex, drugs and alcohol." (Unlike every other college student, apparently.) Knox claims police pressured her into accusing Lumumba. More »

Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence As Amanda Knox Appeal Draws To A Close

Margaret Hartmann — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:47:00 EDT

Amanda Knox is hoping that her conviction for the murder of Meredith Kercher will soon be thrown out due to questionable DNA evidence, but in court yesterday the prosecution asked that her prison sentence be increased from 26 years to life, with six months of daytime isolation. More »

Scientist Defends DNA Analysis In Amanda Knox Conviction, Threatens To Sue

Margaret Hartmann — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:50:00 EDT

On the eve of another hearing in Amanda Knox's appeal, the forensic scientist who conducted the DNA analysis that helped convict her is bashing an independent review that found her results unreliable. Last month, two experts from Rome's Sapienza University said DNA collected from a kitchen knife and a bra clasp should be rejected because police forensic scientist Patrizia Stefanoni failed to follow international DNA protocols and made various other errors. Now she's responded: More »

Amanda Knox Movie Is An Uncomfortable Watch

Sadie Stein — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:36:00 EST

Italian Police Sue Amanda Knox's Parents For Slander

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:00:00 EST

Amanda Knox's parents have been living a nightmare since their daughter was accused of killing her roommate, and now they're facing legal troubles of their own. The Wall Street Journal reports that today an Italian judge indicted Curt Knox and Edda Mellas on a slander charge for telling the press that their daughter was physically and verbally abused during a 2007 police interrogation. More »

Hayden Panettiere Knows Amanda Knox Is Innocent

Sadie Stein — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:10:00 EST

Hayden Panettiere has weighed in on the Amanda Knox case, saying of the controversial convict, "she didn't have any intention to do this." Why? Panettiere's playing Knox on Lifetime. More »

Amanda Knox Wants Court to Overturn Her Sentence

Lauri Apple — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:15:04 EST

Amanda Knox asked the Italian Appeals Court to overturn her 26-year sentence for murdering her roommate in 2007, and her ex's 25-year sentence, too. "We are innocent," she told the judges. They'll decide on December 18. Meantime, rough chuckles. More »

Hayden Gets Handcuffed & Hauled Away

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:10:00 EST

[On the set of True Stories: The Trials of Amanda Knox. Rome, November 16. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]

Amanda Knox On Trial Again, This Time For Slander

Sadie Stein — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:15:00 EST

Amanda Knox is already serving 26 years for murder. But this trial is another matter. More »

Do Amanda Knox's Self-Portraits Really Reveal Anything?

Sadie Stein — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:28:00 EDT

Analysts say her jailbird paintings show her "sinister side." What, more sinister than serving 26 years for murder? Apparently! Even for the Daily Fail, this was low. More »

Charlie Sheen Is Checking Into Rehab Again

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:04:00 EDT

After trashing a hotel room and passing out naked due to ~~drugs~~ an "allergic reaction," Charlie Sheen has decided to return to rehab. "That's his plan right now. He knows he has to do something," says a source.

Hayden Panettiere Not Allowed To Meet Amanda Knox

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Hayden Panettiere has been barred from meeting Amanda Knox.

Hayden Panettiere To Play Amanda Knox In Requisite Lifetime Movie

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:17:00 EDT

Hayden Panettiere is set star in The Amanda Knox Story, Lifetime's take on the exchange student convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy. The 2011 film is being written by Wendy Battles of CSI and Law & Order. More »

Amanda Knox Says She Wants To Adopt

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:40:00 EDT

In the upcoming book Take Me With You: Talks With Amanda Knox in Prison, Italian politician Rocco Girlanda shares Knox's poetry, letters, and interviews, in which she says she wants to be a writer and hopes to adopt children someday. More »

Amanda Knox Receives Copious Amounts Of Fan Mail

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:46:00 EDT

Convicted killer Amanda Knox says she receives some 300 fan letters a week. In the same interview, she explained her new short haircut: "It's a gesture of rebellion to show how my situation is devastating me." More »

Sarah Palin Boob-Job Rumors Persist • Domestic Abuse Rises During World Cup

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:00:00 EDT

• A source close to Sarah Palin has come out to defend the former governor against boob job allegations. "It's absolutely ridiculous," she tells US Magazine. Unfortunately, Palin or her reps could not be reached for comment. More »

Japan Likely To Reject Ban On Sexualization Of Minors • Playboy Model Jailed For Boob-Grope

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:30:00 EDT

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• Lawmakers in Japan are likely to reject a proposed bill on tightening regulations on sexual imagery of minors in animation and comics. The bill also urges distributors to ban minors' access to cartoons or games that depict rape. • More »

Knox Plans Interview To Pay Legal Fees • Obama's Aunt Granted Asylum

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:30:00 EDT

• Amanda Knox's family is negotiating with British, American, and Italian TV networks to do a tell-all interview to help pay for her legal fees. So far, her family has spent nearly $1 million and they're broke. More »

Judge Steps Down In Casey Anthony Trial • Do Women Like Grotesque Ads?

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:20:00 EDT

• Judge Stan Strickland has taken himself off the case in the trial of Casey Anthony. Anthony's defense attorney had repeatedly accused Strickland of forming a "personal relationship" with members of the media and exhibiting bias against his client. More »

Short Story Shows Amanda Knox Had Rape "In Her Mind"

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

The Daily Beast has published a section of Angel Face, Barbie Latza Nadeau's book on Amanda Knox. Nadeau includes excerpts from Knox's short stories, which prosecutors used as evidence against her, especially the one about rape. More »

Amanda Knox Wins Lawsuit Over Book • Two-Year-Old Girl Joins MENSA

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:20:00 EDT

• The writer and publisher of a book about Amanda Knox have been ordered to pay the incarcerated American 40,000 Euros for revealing (fabricated) details about her sex life and publishing quotes from her diary, including: More »

Traveler Sues Over Bloody Balls • Herpes Vaccine In The Works

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EST

• A Canadian judge has ruled against a man who sued Air Transat after a flight attendant refused to examine his balls. The unhappy passenger was bleeding, but the (male) attendant opted not to look at his junk. • More »

Couples Who Test Together, Stay Together • Survey Says: Tina Fey Funnier Palin Than Palin

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EST

• After questioning 1,000 young adults, researchers determined that discussing STDs is the best indicator of whether a budding relationship will last. Talking about sexual health has become the new milestone for couples, surpassing even meeting the 'rents. • More »