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Amanda Knox slams Hollywood's handling of true-crime films

Amanda Knox attends a panel discussion titled "Trial by Media" during the Criminal Justice Festival at the Law University of Modena, Italy, on June 15, 2019.

Amanda Knox is speaking out on behalf of Vili Fualaau, the late Mary Kay Letourneau's former student and estranged husband, who was offended when his scandal was depicted in "May December" without his involvement.

"It's the entitlement that really gets me. The feeling that someone else's life, their mistakes, their trauma, their STORY is just free for the taking

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