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In an upcoming movie actress Hayden Panettiere will play Amanda Knox, a college student convicted of murder for killing her housemate in 2007.

The movie is set to be release on Lifetime next year, according to CBC News.

Knox staged a break-in with her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito to make it seem like her housemate, Meredith Kercher, was killed by someone else. Both, along with a third party, were convicted in Italy in 2007 for murder and sexual violence.

The BBC reports that Kercher's body was found half-naked and surrounded by blood.

An arrest warrant was issued for actress Lindsey Lohan Monday after she admitted to failing a drug test.

She could go back to jail if it is found that she violated her probation, according to the Star Tribune. Early last August Lohan was released from jail after serving 12 days from being convicted on drug use and driving under the influence in 2007.

"Substance abuse is a disease, which unfortunately doesn't go away in overnight," Lohan said as reported by the BBC "I am working hard to overcome it."

A court hearing will be held Friday in Los Angeles, according to officials from Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Six people were killed when a driver lost control of a passenger van and crashed on the New York State Thruway on Saturday, authorities said.

The van, carrying 14 members of a church, blew a tire on northbound Interstate 87 causing it to flip over around 3 p.m., according to the state police and the Thruway Authority.

Six were reported dead at the scene according to the Star Tribune, while 8 others were sent to 2 nearby hospitals for treatment.

The New York Times reported that the passengers of the the van were members of the Joy Fellowship Church in the Bronx and they were on their way to visit a sister church in Albany.