Amanda Knox update 'STOP MAKING MONEY OUT OF MEREDITH'S DEATH'

THE FAMILY OF THE SLAIN BRITISH STUDENT HITS BACK AS A NEW TV DRAMA GOES INTO PRODUCTION

- Kylie Walters

As the cameras began to roll on Amanda: A Coming of Age Horror Story in Perugia, Italy, Amanda Knox was finally in control of telling her own story of the long fight to clear her name after being wrongfully convicted of a horrific murder. But any relief must have been fleeting, with the family of Meredith Kercher taking aim at the project.

In one of the most controversial and infamous cases of the past two decades, Amanda was accused of murdering her British roommate in a sex game gone wrong while they were studying abroad in 2007. She spent almost four years in prison in Italy after being convicted despite a lack of credible evidence and being forced into a confession. A long fight to clear her name saw Amanda exonerated in 2015.

“Meredith will always be remembered for her own fight for life, and yet in her absence, her love and personality continue to shine,” her sister, Stephanie, said upon news of the TV drama. “Our family has been through so much and it is difficult to understand how this serves any purpose.”