The kiss that caused 'bad vibes': Amanda Knox reveals kiss outside Kercher murder scene with former boyfriend led to perception of her as sinister seductress Amanda Knox slams portrayal of her and boyfriend from photo of them kissing at murder scene Said they were consoling each other physically because didn't speak the same language Told the Times the picture created 'bad vibes' for them both Amanda Knox has spoken out against the image of her kissing former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito that earned her the name: 'Foxy Knoxy'. The notorious image was taken as police searched the flat that she had shared with Meredith Kercher. Miss Knox, 25, said in an interview with the Times that the kiss created 'bad vibes' for her and her boyfriend of one-week, who went on to serve four years for the murder of Miss Kercher. The moment that Miss Knox said created 'bad vibes' for her and her boyfriend, whose sex life and drug habits made headlines throughout their trial Amanda Knox and her then-boyfirend Raffaele Sollecito were pictured kissing outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy Miss Knox said: 'That video [outside the house] was cut and repeated so that all you see is a loop of me and Raffaele kissing over and over again.' The photograph of Miss Knox leaning into Mr Sollecito, was held up as proof of her alleged sinister sexual nature. Miss Knox was photographed in the amorous pose after police had discovered Miss Kercher's body locked in her bedroom. She had called the police to say she had returned to her flat and found it had been burgled. In fact, Miss Knox has revealed to the Times that the now notorious kiss was an act of comfort in the face of fear and uncertainty. She said: 'I just felt incredibly lost and I was sad and I was trying to understand, and Raffaele kissed me to console me because our language barrier prevented us from really being able to console eachother with words' Miss Knox is on a media tour to promote her memoir Waiting to be Heard. She spoke to the Times about the public perception of her as a sinister woman Amanda Knox's former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito has released his own memoir of his experience in jail. Italian prosecutors accused Sollecito and Knox of killing Kercher in a sexual escapade that went awry Miss Knox's behaviour during the police search, in which she didn't cry and was said to hug and kiss her boyfriend, was pursued by the media as reason to suspect the 20-year-old of murder. Miss Knox's memoir, Waiting to be Heard, has not been published in the UK but has reignited a media storm around the Kercher case. That initial behaviour can be re-appropriated and then re-characterised to signify your guilt