AIBU to think an Edinburgh festival show about Meredith Kercher's murder should be stopped?

[VivienneDelacroix]

Aibu to think that this show at the Edinburgh Festival should be cancelled? It mocks the circumstances around the murder of Meredith Kercher and serves it up as entertainment.

Not only is it horribly disrespectful of Meredith's family, but it also belittles the issue of violence against girls and women.

Meredith's siblings are calling for it to be pulled from the festival. There is also a petition calling for it to be stopped.

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Hmm, maybe the pp was subject to an international misogynistic witchhunt but just not as high profile a one as Amanda Knox. If so, and she wants to do an Edinburgh Fringe show about it, far be it from me to stand in her way!

Where on with has poster got the relish from

yea only from women - they must be weak and invisible

Oh, was that lighthearted humour? Maybe it'll hit at the Fringe.

😂😂😂

Omg we are laughing…is that allowed?

Yes - take the edge of and enable dialogue

Like satire has been known to for thousands of years

AK would no doubt join you

No humour from me.

Not in this situation
But each to their own

Oh right, you actually did mean doing the Fringe, an autobiography and interviews pretty much balance out all the things she's missed out on then?

As I say, each to their own. Off to watch some trash tv with dd now. Night

Wonder how many people would, hand on heart, swap places with her to enjoy all these post wrongful conviction opportunities? I fucking wouldn't. Enjoy your telly.

Oh well done

there-is something quite virtual signal about this poster… if the women who was the victim of the biggest MOJ known to the world wants to use humour to start a dialogue about her story, who are we to say “we are not amused”, you must be sad!

Omg i just read “the swings and roundabouts” comments too…im truly aghast

Dont worry, if you get accused of murder wrongly at age 20 or whatever they were, never ind you can do some shows about it later that will make up for it and it will balance out 😱

Can’t believe people are genuinely arguing here that a criminal conviction is not a barrier to a lot of jobs and opportunities 😂😱 and it’s not “proven” that she was negatively impacted

are you high?

Well we’ll have to agree to disagree then. I think choosing to come here is deliberately provocative. As was the choice of name for the show. I get that provocation is often the point of comedy, but I feel about this the same as I did when Frankie Boyle was making jokes about Madeline McCann. Disgusted by anyone who laughs.

What happened is that ECHR ruled that Italy failed to properly investigate these allegations and secure any evidence. I’m not surprised they can’t be proved given there is no video or audio evidence and police are known to close ranks. Especially when they know they messed up and the stakes are high

No they didn’t. They participated and encouraged the witch hunt. They could have chosen to be horrified that murder of Meredith ALSO ruined lives of 2 other innocent people and be happy that justice was restored but they seem to be focusing on continuing to vilify her. That’s not grace and restraint. Her only fault is that Meredith died and she didn’t

Pffft. If I were in her shoes, I'd monetise every single opportunity that came my way. She owes precisely ZERO to the goddamn Kerchers, who are still blaming her, even though she was wrongfully convicted, did 4 years in Italian prison, was dragged over the coals and vilified in the press, made into a sex-crazed, deranged maniac, and was hounded by the same press for years after release. But yeah, it doesn't matter, poor poor Kerchers and evil 'Foxy Knoxy'. She had a sex toy, a boyfriend and liked to party. Burn her.

Why should she give a shit about them? She had nothing to do with Meredith's death; they weren't friends, they barely even knew each other. I'd be cursing the day I moved into a house share with THAT roommate, if I were Knox.

I wouldn’t see it, but no I don’t think it should be banned.

I feel about this the same as I did when Frankie Boyle was making jokes about Madeline McCann. Disgusted by anyone who laughs.
I don't see how the two are remotely comparable.

One is a person joking about a victim.

One is a victim joking about their personal circumstances and trauma and (seemingly, based on the limited clips I've seen of her act) at her own expense.

Edinburgh Fringe operates on an open‑access, free‑expression model. Open‑access artistic spaces must allow uncomfortable work, provided it does not incite harm or violence. However, the ethical burden lies heavily on Knox: she must ensure the show treats Meredith Kercher’s memory with dignity and avoids exploiting the tragedy.

The Kercher family’s pain is real and deserves respect. But censorship based on anticipated offence, especially when critics haven’t seen the work, sets a dangerous precedent for artistic expression. Knox’s behaviour aligns with someone who wants recognition of injustice, not vengeance. She is trying to correct the record, reclaim her humanity, and critique the systems that failed her. Those goals can look like revenge from the outside, but they are fundamentally different.

The ethical tension is real: her healing process intersects with another family’s grief. That’s the tragedy at the heart of this controversy.

That's your prerogative. Doesn't mean anything concrete in terms of whether this show is in bad taste or not.

So seriously she's doing comedy about it.