Gwyneth Paltrow has raised eyebrows after having Amanda Knox, who was wrongly convicted of murder, on her Goop podcast.
The Goop Founder, 52, had 38-year-old Knox on the show on Tuesday, where she discussed details of the infamous murder case.
During the podcast, Knox opened up about being wrongfully arrested and charged with the murder of her British housemate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007.
In the episode, they talked about Knox’s resilience, reclaiming her voice and how to move forward after a life-changing event.
Knox recalled the horrific moment she realized her house had been ransacked, with Kercher’s body later found.
She said the fact she was pinned as the suspect has ‘haunted’ her since that day.
Knox also shared why she chose to make a drama series with Monica Lewinsky, called The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, explaining she was trying to find ‘meaning’ out of the bad things that have happened to her.
She said they wanted to ‘break out’ of the traditional mold of true crime and biopic and tell the ‘long tale of trauma’.
Amanda Knox, who was wrongly convicted of murder, speaks on the Goop podcast
‘Your agency has been stolen from you in your own life, you feel like you can reclaim it and you feel like you’re the protagonist of your own life again instead of just someone else’s victim,’ she said. ‘You make choices that are meaningful.’
While some fans praised Knox for her raw and honest interview, others were not charmed by the guest, taking to the comments section of the video podcast to share their thoughts.
‘She’s creepy,’ declared one listener.
‘I have a such strange feeling about her… a negative feeling,’ another responded.
‘We don’t need to hear this one more time,’ said another.
‘Why do we need to hear this?’ one questioned.
Others simply commented a yawn emoji while others claimed they were ‘so disappointed’ by the choice of guest.
Eighteen years ago, in the Italian city of Perugia, Knox was arrested and charged with the murder of fellow exchange student Meredith. She has maintained her innocence.
Gwneyth Paltrow, 52, had 38-year-old Knox on the show on Tuesday, where she discussed details of the infamous murder case
Some fans praised Knox for her raw and honest interview – others were not so charmed
She and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of murder and spent four years in jail before being acquitted.
Both convictions were overturned due to a lack of any evidence linking them to the crime and the pair were ultimately exonerated by Italy’s highest court in 2015.
Police also arrested Rudy Guede, who ran a local bar – and his bloody fingerprints and DNA found at the crime scene ensured his conviction for murder, before he served 14 years of a 30-year prison sentence then was freed in 2021.
Knox has now written a memoir, called Free: My Search for Meaning, as well co-producing the series, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
While chatting with Paltrow, Knox reflected on some of the reactions surrounding her as the saga unfolded.
‘One of the things that’s misunderstood, [is that] it’s really easy in retrospect to look back on people and see footage of people [and] just assume they have all the facts and information and then judge them based upon on your assumption they had all that information,’ Knox told Paltrow on the podcast.
During the podcast, Knox (pictured in 2009) opened up about being wrongfully arrested and charged with the murder of her British housemate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007
She and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of murder and spent four years in jail before being acquitted
‘So when I’m judged for kissing my boyfriend, (who kissed me because I was on shock), that was seen as proof of guilt,’ she shared, admitting she didn’t know how to react throughout the horrific events.
The series is an eight-episode documentary drama created by K.J. Steinberg, executive produced by Monica Lewinsky and co-produced by Knox.
It stars Grace Van Patten, who plays Knox and tells the story from her perspective.
Earlier in the year, Knox opened up about her experiences while appearing on former newspaper editor Andy Coulson’s podcast, Crisis, What Crisis? podcast.
The mother-of-two acknowledged her identity is ‘inextricably linked’ with the death of her friend, and ‘there’s nothing I can do about that.’
‘I had nothing to do with it, and yet when the world hears my name, they associate me with a murder.’
Coulson highlighted a phrase in her new book which says: ‘I wouldn’t wish my wrongful conviction on anyone, but nor would I trade it for the world.’
Knox expanded further by quoting ancient Roman philosopher Seneca, as she replied: ‘I am who I am today because of what I went through.
‘And there’s this great stoic saying by Seneca where he says, basically paraphrasing, “I have pity for you if you have never gone through misfortune, because you do not know what you are capable of.”
‘And so I know as a result of having gone through this experience, both my greatest weaknesses and my greatest strengths. I know myself in a way that I would not have otherwise been able to know myself. And for that, I am grateful.’
