Amanda Knox responds to criticism over leaked early diary entry
The entry was written when she was 20 years old and named seven individuals, including serious partners and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito.
The diary had been seized by Italian authorities during the early stages of the investigation into the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher.
At the time, Knox said she was falsely told she had HIV while in custody and was pressured to document her sexual history.
In a July 15 post on social media, Knox addressed the criticism by confirming the accuracy of the list and providing context for why it existed.
'Yes, I slept with 7 people by age 20,' she wrote. '(3 were serious boyfriends; 1 was Raffaele.)' She emphasized that the diary was private, created under duress, and that its public release was a violation of her rights.
Knox added that public reaction to the leaked entry contributed to long-standing stigma, saying she was portrayed as a 'deviant sex monster.'
She clarified that her experiences were consensual and 'vanilla,' and noted that nothing was wrong with her sexuality.
Knox was convicted twice in the Kercher case but was ultimately acquitted by Italy's highest court in 2015.
She later won a case at the European Court of Human Rights, which found her early interrogation had violated her legal rights.
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