美国女性Amanda Knox将在爱丁堡艺穗节上演一部名为《Cartwheel》的喜剧秀[1]。该秀将于周五晚间首演，连续演出11晚[1]。Knox在Instagram上表示："我的喜剧秀荣耀了Meredith Kercher的记忆，控诉了对她和我的暴力行为"[1]。
这一举动引发了广泛争议。Kercher的妹妹Stephanie Kercher在BBC采访中批评该秀"正常化并轻视针对女性的暴力"[1]。一份在线请愿要求取消该演出，已吸引超过4,400人署名[1]。
Knox与Kercher的关联源于一桩陈年悲剧。2007年11月2日，Kercher被发现在卧室内遭刺死[1]。当时20岁的Knox因此案在意大利被监禁近四年，最终于2015年被意大利最高法院宣告无罪[1]。
Amanda Knox is set to perform a comedy show titled "Cartwheel" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which she says honors the memory of her former flatmate Meredith Kercher, who was murdered in 2007.[1] The show will premiere on Friday evening and run for 11 consecutive nights.[1] Knox has stated on Instagram that her comedy act "honors the memory of Meredith Kercher and speaks out against the violence perpetrated against her and me."[1]
The performance has sparked significant controversy. Meredith Kercher's sister, Stephanie Kercher, criticized the show in a BBC interview, saying it "normalizes and trivializes violence against women" and should not be given a platform.[1] An online petition calling for the show's cancellation has gathered over 4,400 signatures.[1]
Knox was 20 years old when Kercher was found stabbed to death in her bedroom on November 2, 2007.[1] Knox spent nearly four years imprisoned in Italy in connection with the case before being acquitted by Italy's highest court in 2015.[1]