Knox eyes up book deals

AMANDA KNOX, who was cleared of murder and freed from prison by an Italian court in October, has hired a prominent Washington DC-based lawyer as she considers possible book deals, her spokesman said.

Knox, 24, has retained attorney Robert Barnett “to represent her in discussions with various book publishers who have expressed an interest in Amanda writing a book,” spokesman David Marriott said. Barnett has previously represented President Barack Obama and singer Barbra Streisand in book deals.

The announcement came a day after a Seattle-based literary agent announced she had agreed to represent Knox’s former Italian boyfriend and co-defendant in the murder case, Raffaele Sollecito.