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Amanda Knox: Conviction is Wrong, "Hit Me Like a Train"

An emotional Amanda Knox is vowing to fight her murder conviction once again, saying defiantly “this is wrong” and that she will never willingly return to Italy. A jury found Amanda Knox guilty yesterday in the 2007 slaying of Meredith Kercher, which she spent four years in prison for before being released on appeal. Amanda Knox Good Morning America Interview Prosecutors in Italy retried the case, however, and Knox was convicted a second time. She has been in the U.S. since her 2011 release, however. She wasn’t present for the retrial, and Friday morning, she struggled to hold back tears as she railed against the verdict, saying: “This is wrong.” Appearing on Good Morning America , the Seattle native expressed outrage at the verdict and 28 year sentence the Italian justice system handed down. She told Robin Roberts she is “going through waves of emotions” and said she couldn’t believe what she was hearing when the decision was read. “It really hit me like a train,” Knox revealed, with her chin quivering and her voice cracking throughout the interview. “I did not expect this to happen.” She said, “No, this is wrong,” about her guilty conviction and said she’s determined to fight, telling Roberts “I’m going to do everything I can to prove it.” Amanda Knox Photos: Through the Years Open Slideshow 1. Amanda Knox Photograph What a beautiful Amanda Knox photograph! View As List 1. Amanda Knox Photograph What a beautiful Amanda Knox photograph! 2. Amanda Knox Pic Amanda Knox. She’s allegedly a killer. Bad news. 3. Amanda Knox Photo Amanda Knox is a free woman. First time in awhile since she and Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of murder. 4. Foxy Knoxy Amanda Knox was given the nickname Foxy Knoxy at one point. 5. Amanda Knox Book Cover The cover of Amanda Knox’s new book, Waiting to Be Heard. 6. Amanda Knox Halloween Costume Amanda Knox dresses up as a cat burglar for Halloween. Not cool. 7. Hard Knox Amanda Knox has had a tough go of it. She now faces a new trial. 8. Amanda Knox, James Terrano Amanda Knox is going strong with her boyfriend, James Terrano. Check out this pic of them, they seem happy. 9. Amanda Knox O-Face It’s not really an o-face. More like an uh-oh face! 10. New Amanda Knox Pic Amanda Knox in February 2012. Back to school. 11. Amanda Knox Speaks Amanda Knox speaks after her release from an Italian jail. Her case sparked widespread media interest. 12. The One Who Knox Amanda Knox on the Today Show September 20, 2013. She will not go back to Italy for her new trial. 13. Hard Knox Life Amanda Knox has been found guilty of murder for the second time in the death of Meredeth Kercher. Her next move is unclear. 14. Amanda Knox on Today Show Amanda Knox on the Today Show September 20, 2013. She says she is innocent. 15. Amanda Knox Interview With Diane Sawyer The first part of Amanda Knox’s interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC News. 16. Amanda Knox Verdict Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been found not guilty of the killing/murder and sexual assault of Brittish exchange student Meredith Kercher. 17. Amanda Knox on Good Morning America Amanda Knox on Good Morning America in 2013. She’s speaking out for the first time. 18. Amanda Knox Lifetime Movie Trailer The trailer for Amanda Knox: Trial in Italy. Hayden Panettiere stars in the Lifetime film. Emotionally, Amanda Knox said, “Really horrible things can happen and you have to stand up for yourself and you have to believe that it’s going to be ok.” She admitted that the first time she cried was en route to the Good Morning America studio and blamed an “overzealous prosecutor and biased investigation.” “These things happen,” she warned, insisting that “I’m not crazy,” and noting that she will “never willingly go back” to Italy to serve her sentence. Her ex, Raffaele Sollecito, did attend his re-trial, and was also found guilty. He was stopped by police near the Italian/Austrian/Slovenia border Friday. Knox and Sollecito have maintained their innocence throughout the ordeal and they can appeal their convictions (again) to the Italian Supreme Court. As for whether Italy will seek extradition of Knox, it’s unclear, but she’ll clearly fight it under U.S. law, which bars prosecuting people twice for the same crime. Amanda Knox :   Guilty Innocent View Poll »

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Gia Allemand: Remembered, Mourned on The Bachelor Special

ABC prepared viewers for Juan Pabloc Galavis as The Bachelor last night, airing a special countdown to tonight’s Season 18 premiere that took viewers behind the scenes with the hopeful husband. Toward the end of the hour, however, the mood went from sexy to somber as Chris Harrison and company paid tribute to Gia Allemand. The former contestant committed suicide last August. Harrison opened the moving segment by introducing clips of Allemand talking about life and love. “I just hope people remember my kind heart,” she said in the footage. “I have a kind heart for people. That’s what I hope people remember me for.” She also said she wanted to have two children and to adopt a baby from China. Later in the tribute, Allemand’s mom, Donna Micheletti, spok about the tragedy of her daughter doing the unthinkable at age 29. “Gia took her own life, and it is heart-wrenching, and I wouldn’t want to see any other parent go through this,” Micheletti said through tears. “There is plenty of help for everyone. I just miss her… “Gia was always full of such life, and she’d walk into a room and you’d feel her presence. She’d light up that room like sunshine.” It was sad stuff, but also an appropriate, touching move by ABC. Season 18 of The Bachelor officially kicks off tonight at 9/8c.

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House of Cards Season 2: New Footage!

Will it all come crashing down on Frank Underwood? Netflix has released the official trailer for House of Cards Season 2 , which will be released in its entirety on February 13, and it gives us a look at just where Frank now stands in Washington. He’s closer than ever before to the Presidency… but this means he’s also closer than ever before to having his dark secrets revealed to all. The series stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, among others, and was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards last year. Check out fresh footage from upcoming episodes now: House of Cards Season 2 Teaser

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Robin Roberts Shares Photo of Amber Laign, Gushes Over Girlfriend

In late December, Robin Roberts posted a Facebook message that expressed gratitude to all that have helped her through a difficult period in her life, one that included a bone marrow transplant to treat a rare blood disorder. The Good Morning America anchor also referenced girlfriend  Amber Laign for the first time publicly in the post, coming out as gay. Today, meanwhile, the anchor shared a photo of herself and her long-time partner at a wedding in Louisiana over the holidays. Said Roberts on air: “Next to me is my girlfriend, Amber, and my sister-in-law, Cynthia, and my brother, Butch. And it was a glorious, glorious time that weekend.” Co-anchor George Stephanopoulos then noted that everyone looks “so happy,” asking Robin whether sharing such personal information with the world has been a “good experience.” And a beaming Roberts made it clear the answer is a profound YES. “I have never been happier and healthier than I am right now,” she said. “And my year-end post was just full of gratitude and just telling everyone all that I’m grateful for, including my girlfriend Amber, who really loved me through a difficult year.” Roberts and Laign – who works as a a licensed massage therapist – have been together for 10 years.

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Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of the Year: Revealed!

Barbara Walters’ always-highly anticipated “10 Most Fascinating People of the Year” list for 2013 has been revealed, with the notable exception of the #1 spot. Miley Cyrus, obviously, is on the list (she is also rumored to be in the running for Time Person of the Year ) along with future monarch Prince George. Speaking of babies, celebrity royalty North West was snubbed, though her famous folks, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are both on the list. The lineup also includes Robin Roberts, A&E’s Duck Dynasty stars , Jennifer Lawrence, Diana Nyad, Pope Francis, and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. If the current list of personalities are any indication of who will top Barbara Walters’ final list before retiring in 2014, it’s sure to raise some eyebrows. Walters first began choosing her Most Fascinating People in 1993 and will include a “20 Years of 10 Most Fascinating People” segment in this year’s special. That telecast, and with it the #1 Most Fascinating Person of 2013, will be revealed on December 18. Who do you think tops the list in her eyes? And yours?

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Robin Roberts Confirms Full-Time Return to Good Morning America

Great news this week out of Good Morning America. Robin Roberts will resume her full-time duties with the program following Labor Day, making the announcement in an interview with Vanity Fair and joking about how she’s managing to sneak in one more four-day work week due to the holiday. Robin Roberts to Make Full-Time GMA Return The anchor underwent a bone marrow transplant last September after she was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. She returned to Good Morning American in February, after taking more than six months of medical leave and has slowly been working her way back up to regular status, even interviewing Michelle Obama along the way. She also hosted ABC’s red carpet coverage of the Academy Awards and received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs in July. We send Robin our very best and, wait, if you listen closely… that sound you hear is Matt Lauer crying.

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Robin Roberts Hospitalized, Will Return Next Week to GMA

Robin Roberts has been hospitalized, but the Good Morning America anchor wants to assure viewers: She’s okay. And she’ll be back behind the desk next week. The reporter, who returned to GMA in late February, explained her situation to followers on Facebook today: “Last week, in the middle of my Key West vacation, I began not to feel well. Nothing serious, just under the weather. I contacted my doctors and flew back to NYC. They felt it best to admit me into the hospital for a few days. Seems my young immune system needed a little boost to fight off ‘opportunistic infections.'” But Roberts added that physicians assured her the setback was unrelated to work. “It’s extremely common, post bone marrow transplant, to have complications,” she wrote. “I’m blessed that mine have not been severe.” Sending well wishes to Boston in the wake  of the marathon bombing (“We stand by you now and always”), Roberts concluded: I’m “feeling MUCH better, and will relax at home for the rest of the week. I’ll be back on GMA next week…as my sweet momma would say: ‘Good Lord willing, and the creek don’t rise!'”

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Robin Roberts Hospitalized, Will Return Next Week to GMA

Robin Roberts Hospitalized, Will Return Next Week to GMA

Robin Roberts has been hospitalized, but the Good Morning America anchor wants to assure viewers: She’s okay. And she’ll be back behind the desk next week. The reporter, who returned to GMA in late February, explained her situation to followers on Facebook today: “Last week, in the middle of my Key West vacation, I began not to feel well. Nothing serious, just under the weather. I contacted my doctors and flew back to NYC. They felt it best to admit me into the hospital for a few days. Seems my young immune system needed a little boost to fight off ‘opportunistic infections.'” But Roberts added that physicians assured her the setback was unrelated to work. “It’s extremely common, post bone marrow transplant, to have complications,” she wrote. “I’m blessed that mine have not been severe.” Sending well wishes to Boston in the wake  of the marathon bombing (“We stand by you now and always”), Roberts concluded: I’m “feeling MUCH better, and will relax at home for the rest of the week. I’ll be back on GMA next week…as my sweet momma would say: ‘Good Lord willing, and the creek don’t rise!'”

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True Or False??? Is Robin Roberts Planning A Secret Gay Wedding With Long-Time Down-Low Movie Director Lover Storm Sahara?

Wow, so Robin Roberts IS chasing the cat??? Robin Roberts Rumored To Be Planning Secret Wedding With Sahara Storm We’re not sure about the validity of this one. Many people have speculated that Robin might have prefer lipstick to the “magic stick”, but she has neither confirmed, nor spoken publicly about the rumor. Via RhymesWithSnitch Last month there were rumors that Robin Roberts was desperately trying to win back her one true love independent film director Storm Sahara [click here if you missed that]. Now insiders say Robin and Storm are back together and quietly planning their wedding… Sources tell Rhymes with Snitch Robin and Storm are planning a private wedding ceremony with just the two of them, no friends or family. A date has already been set, but no announcement will be made. When it’s all said and done we wish Robin nothing buy happiness and health. Besides, would anyone REALLY be surprised that Robin is gay?

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Isn’t The Campaign Over?: The First Lady Michelle Obama Sits Down With Robin Roberts [Video]

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