Amanda Knox Felt Ill as Lifetime Movie TV News Story Played in Jail Cell

The family of Amanda Knox tried to get Panettiere to meet with the imprisoned American before starring in the new Lifetime movie.Amanda Knox says she felt physically ill when she saw a TV newscast in her prison cell in Italy this weekend describing a new TV movie about her life set for broadcast on Lifetime TV.Hayden Panettiere has explained her reasons for taking on the role of convicted American killer Amanda Knox for the forthcoming TV movie.

Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy will follow the story of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in 2007, and the following trial and conviction of Knox and two men.

The courts ruled the 21-year-old was killed during a sex game gone wrong, but defense lawyers have repeatedly questioned the validity of DNA evidence.