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Amanda Knox was only 20 years old when she was accused of the murder of her housemate, Meredith Kercher. Although now twice acquitted of the crime, Knox will likely never escape the enormity of her original fame.
Knox’s trial was one of the first major court cases of the digital age. It spawned a media frenzy, and has become synonymous with gender-biased trials by media. One only needs to recall her headline-grabbing nickname, ‘Foxy Knoxy’, to understand how the media painted Knox as a wanton femme fatale who (they claimed) murdered her roommate in a sex game gone wrong. This constructed public image captured the imaginations of audiences worldwide, who consumed the Amanda Knox case like episodes of their favourite TV show.
It’s no surprise then that Hollywood has been drawn to Knox’s story, resulting in a number of screen projects. The latest is the eight-part Hulu series, The Twisted Tale Of Amanda Knox, on which Knox herself served as a producer.
Since her acquittal, Knox, now 38, has been busy proving herself a fierce advocate, creative and entrepreneur of a growing media empire. Penning two memoirs, hosting a string a podcasts, and publicly advocating for those who have experienced wrongful convictions or lofty media treatments, Knox has attempted to make something meaningful of her experience. She’s even looped her husband, Christopher Robinson, into the mix, with the two hosting a successful podcast that has featured major names, like Monica Lewinsky, Malcolm Gladwell and Jon Ronson.
Curious about how Knox landed on her feet, and what her life is like now? Scroll on…
Where Is Amanda Knox Now?
Upon her release in 2011, and her return home to America, Knox attempted to resume living a normal life. She completed her degree in creative writing from the University of Washington, and went on to work as a journalist in Seattle.
However, unable to escape her tabloid notoriety, Knox’s parlayed her fame into multiple creative and advocacy projects. She has hosted a number of podcasts and series dedicated to sharing the stories of wrongful convictions and public shaming.
Most recently, Knox served as an executive producer on the Hulu miniseries, The Twisted Tale Of Amanda Knox. Among her co-producers was Monica Lewinsky, another woman who has found herself at the centre of a gender-biased media circus.
Prior to this, Knox has hosted the podcasts, The Truth About True Crime With Amanda Knox, The Scarlet Letter Reports (A Facebook Watch series on media shaming), and Labyrinths, a podcast which began as a look into police reform but has grown into the now-rebranded series Hard Knox, which also delves into themes of overcoming trauma.
Knox has penned three books, including two related to her trial. Her first memoir, Waiting To Be Heard, published in 2013 (prior to her final acquittal), tells the story of her arrest, trial and imprisonment in her own words. A second autobiography, Free: My Search For Meaning, was published this year and reflects on how the trial has shaped her life. “Though she was exonerated, it’s taken more than a decade for her to reclaim her identity and truly feel free,” the summary notes.
Her final published book, The Cardio Tesseract, was a creative project with her husband, Christopher Robinson—a book of love poems. She and Robinson have been married since February 2020, and continue to reside in Seattle. They have two children.
Who is Amanda Knox’s Husband?
Amanda Knox is married to poet and author Christopher Robinson, who now co-hosts their podcast, Hard Knox.
The two were reportedly married in a low-key legal ceremony in 2018, but celebrated the union with family in 2020.
Knox and Robinson, now 43, met at the book launch for Robinson’s first novel, War of the Encylopaedists, in 2015. Knox interviewed Robinson, which turned into a “hang out sesh”, after which Robinson made a sort-of move. “When we shook hands goodbye, he said, ‘I think you’re someone I should be friends with,’ ” Knox told PEOPLE. “It was an amazing moment because that hadn’t happened to me yet, where I came home and someone I didn’t know — who I admired for their accomplishments but also thought of potentially as a peer — could be my friend.”
Despite meeting Knox only months after her exoneration, Robinson confessed he didn’t know who she was at the time. “I was probably the only person at the party who didn’t really know who she was,” he said. “I knew [about] Italy and some legal stuff and something that shouldn’t have happened. But I didn’t really know her story.”
Knox verified this, telling PEOPLE in a later interview that “the thing that really distinguished him was how not interested he was in the worst experience of my life.”
The two moved in together in 2016, and became engaged in 2018.
Does Amanda Knox Have Kids?
Amanda Knox and her husband share two children: A daughter, Eureka, born in 2021, and a son, Echo, born in 2023. She keeps her kids largely out of the spotlight, spare the odd Instagram snap of a family outing.
In 2025, Knox revealed to Today what she tells her four-year-old daughter when she asked “when mummy went to Italy”.
“It’s very simple,” Knox said. “It’s just, ‘When Mummy was young, Mummy went to Italy, and she made friends and she had fun, but then someone hurt her friend, and the police thought Mummy hurt her friend, and so they put Mummy in jail.
“And Mummy was in jail for a long time, and she was very sad, but then one day, Mummy proved that she was innocent and she got to go home, and then she met your daddy and had you and happily ever after’.”
Knox has said she doesn’t hide her story because it’s part of her advocacy for other wrongfully convicted people.
Amanda Knox Worth
There’s no way of knowing a celebrity’s net worth for sure. However, as of 2025, multiple sources estimate Amanda Knox’s net worth as approximately US $500,000 (AU $776,880).
It was reported that Knox received US $4 million from Harper Collins to publish her memoir, Waiting To Be Heard, in 2013. Knox has said the sum went towards paying back legal fees and loans from family, as well as for part of her sister’s college tuition. Robinson reiterated this, adding that she repaid her mother and grandmother, who mortgaged their homes to move to Italy when Knox was in prison.
In 2019, Knox received roughly US $21,000 in damages from Italy after the European Court of Human Rights found that the nation had violated her right to a fair trial.
When Knox and Robinson wed in 2020, the nuptials made headlines amid criticisms of the couple’s choice to ask guests for money in lieu of gifts.
In further legal news, Knox was sued by bar owner, Patrick Lumumba, after she accused him of murdering Meredith Kercher. The courts found her guilty of slander, with Knox required to pay an undisclosed amount in damages and legal costs.
Now, with the release of The Twisted Tale Of Amanda Knox and an Executive Producer credit to her name, Amanda Knox’s worth may have changed.
