Amanda Knox’s controversial UK visit has been hit with a major setback, just hours before she was due on stage at an event to promote her new documentary about Meredith Kercher’s murder
Amanda Knox has been forced to change her controversial UK plans at the final hour after a huge setback.
The 38-year-old – who was convicted and later acquitted over the death of student Meredith Kercher – recently landed in London to promote her latest documentary about the trial.
In a move that’s left Kercher’s family reeling, fans were invited to join Amanda and her husband Chistopher Robinson at two special screenings of Mouth of the Wolf in London, on April 21 and 22.
But her promotional plans have been scuppered. Planners have told The Mirror that since the documentary does not have a BFFC (British Board of Film Classification) classification, it cannot be screened to a public audience. Therefore, tonight’s screening has now been cancelled.
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Instead, Amanda and her husband Christopher – who directed the film – will take to the stage to talk about the documentary and take questions from the audience, followed by a book signing.
Amanda previously took to social media to share her excitement about her visit to London. “I’ve never been to the UK, but I’m finally going,” she said. “It feels great knowing that the two documentary screenings I’m hosting are already sold out! I’ll be releasing some reserved seats soon to make a few more tickets available! Please join the waitlist! And thank you, London!”
Mouth of the Wolf follows Amanda as she returns to Perugia, the Italian city where Meredith was brutally murdered in 2007. It also features some original songs, sung by Amanda herself.
But critics have slammed the mother of two, accusing her of continually trying to ‘cash in’ on Meredith’s murder following her acquittal. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the Kercher family’s lawyer Francesco Maresca said Amanda was turning her wrongful conviction into a money spinner.
“It seems to me and the family that every six months or so Knox makes another media initiative be it a podcast, interview, documentary or film,” Mr Maresca said. “To be frank, enough is enough, they have really had more than is reasonable of it now, they and myself just don’t comprehend why she keeps on doing things like this and just can’t leave this alone.”
He added: “On the one hand, Amanda says the trial created so much suffering for her but then she tries to have it all – the fame and the money. She continues to make money from it. This time she has no qualms about doing it in Perugia, one of the least appropriate places to return to 17 years since Meredith’s death.”
Amanda was released from prison in October 2011. he spent almost four years behind bars – from her arrest in November 2007 to her initial release in October 2011 – before being fully exonerated in 2015 after her conviction was overturned.
Since then she has stayed firmly in the spotlight. She has released two books – her bestselling memoir Waiting to be Heard, and Free: My Search for Meaning in 2025. She also appeared in the 2016 Netflix documentary Amanda Knox, launched a true crime podcast called Hard Knox, and even tours as a stand-up comedian joking about her conviction. Last year, she acted as executive-producer on the Hulu drama series Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
