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Amanda Knox says her Edinburgh Fringe show Cartwheel is a memorial that honors Meredith Kercher and denounces the violence she and Knox endured, amid criticism from Kercher’s sister and a petition to cancel. The show, promoted as a candid, furious take on being a near‑40 mother and a wrongful imprisonment survivor, debuts Friday for an 11‑night run at the festival.
Stephanie Kercher says Meredith wouldn’t find Amanda Knox’s Edinburgh Fringe show Cartwheel funny and urges consideration for the family, while Knox defends the show as honoring Meredith’s memory. A petition against the show has gathered thousands of signatures, though Knox argues those signing haven’t seen it. The Fringe venue defends freedom of expression as the controversy continues.
Amanda Knox's forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe show Cartwheel, a personal comedy about motherhood, has sparked controversy over its handling of the Meredith Kercher case. Kercher's sister said the topics wouldn’t be funny, and a petition just over 2,400 signatures argues the show disrespects Kercher's memory and could normalise violence against women. Knox's spokesperson says the show honours Kercher's memory and does not joke about her murder; the 11-day run has prompted public debate about where to draw the line between memory, journalism, and comedy.
Scientists in Malaysia have documented a species of snake, the dwarf reed snake, that intentionally cartwheels as an evasive maneuver against potential predators. The behavior is unusual even among rollers, as no other land-dwelling animal uses rolling as a primary means of locomotion. The snakes likely only cartwheel to escape or confuse predators, and the behavior may be common among other similar species. The dwarf reed snake is small, nonvenomous, and found widely through parts of Southeast Asia.