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Amanda Knox: 'Stillwater' Movie Repeats 'Fiction' Pushed By Italian Prosecutor

In an interview with NPR's All Things Considered, Knox talks about what it's like to be followed by fictionalized versions of her life.

Amanda Knox — who once spent almost four years in an Italian prison for murder — was long ago exonerated by Italy's highest court, which ruled that "stunning flaws" in the police investigation had inappropriately led to Knox's conviction for the murder of her roommate, British exchange student Meredith Kercher.

It's been 10 years since Knox was freed from that Italian prison. But, despite continues to follow her. The new film , which fictionalizes elements of her story, has prompted Knox to speak out about how it feels to lose control of her own narrative.

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