Does Raffaele Sollecito Still Communicate with Amanda Knox?
ABC News recently reported that Francesco Sollecito, father of the acquitted Raffaele Sollecito, claimed his son could still communicate with Amanda Knox, but he does not know “the extent of it.”
This report surfaced amid various other rumors swirling around the pair after their release from prisons in Italy. Ever since the overturned decision to jail the duo for the murder of Meredith Kercher in 2007, media outlets have speculated, even created, details between Knox and her former boyfriend.
Regarding the ex-lovers’ romantic liaisons, Francesco said he is largely in the dark about his son’s personal life.
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“I don’t talk to Raffaele about those details,” said the protective father. “He has a computer in his room so maybe they do communicate. But I do not know the extent of it.”
Francesco was eager to debunk many of the falsehoods that are spread by tabloid publications. Perhaps one of the most prevalent rumors is a fake interview concocted by OGGI, an Italian magazine.
In the phony dialogue, OGGI claimed that Raffaele visited Amanda in Seattle and that the couple communicate every day through letters and telephone.
“I want to see [Amanda] again, to talk to her, to look her in the eyes,” reported an artificial quote from the interview that sparked numerous discussions about the duo’s love life.
“Raffaele has not spoken to any reporters since being released, and he will not anytime soon,” Francesco told ABC News.
Knox and Raffaele have kept a low profile and refused to talk to reporters; however, the media frenzy has been at an all-time high with reporters even camping on Knox’s lawn.
“Second to dealing with Amanda being falsely accused and imprisoned, has been dealing with the false reporting… I believe it was part of why she was convicted in the first place, “ said Edda Mellas, Knox’s mother, to ABC.
The third person convicted of Meredith Kercher's murder, Rudy Guede, has not garnered as much media attention as Knox and Raffaele. His appeal process succeeded in reducing his sentence from 30 years to 16 years behind bars.
