14 DAY TRIAL // Now that she’s a free woman after a judge in Italy overturned the murder conviction she got in 2009, Amanda Knox’s future is looking bright. Reports in the media say she’s bound to get $1 million (€756,659) for her first interview.
Knox and ex-boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito were accused of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, Amanda’s roommate, also a foreign student.
Evidence seemed to pile up against the two, and they were found guilty of murder two years later. Amanda was supposed to serve a 26-year sentence in a prison in Italy.
However, she filed for appeal as new DNA evidence emerged – and was set free just hours ago.
Throughout the trial, there’s been a lot of media interest in the case, with Lifetime even making a TV movie about it, starring “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere.
As such, it’s not that much of a wonder that Knox is reportedly being offered $1 million(€756,659) to break her silence and open up about what really happened on the night of the murder and how she coped with prison ordeal.
The Daily Mail, for instance, says that a network already offered her a private jet to get out of Italy and return to the US as soon as possible.
At the same time, industry insiders point out that a media frenzy prior to her release is to be expected.
“It’s quite expected, and especially since she was acquitted there’s not the feeling that you’re contributing to someone who’s committed a crime,” Harold Vogel, author of “Entertainment Industry Economics,” tells MSNBC.
If Knox decides to remain in the US, then she’s bound to strike some form of deal with the media, another source says.
“I think that anything with her name on it and her face on it will create an interest. This is the United States of Entertainment. There’s a constant market for entertainment,” Gene Grabowski, crisis management expert with Levick Strategic Communications, says for the same publication.