Gypsy-Rose Blanchard has faced backlash after making a lighthearted reference to her mother's murder in a viral TikTok trend. The 34-year-old, who served eight years in prison for her role in the killing, joined influencer Natalie Reynolds in a ‘We Listen, and We Don’t Judge’ video, where she mimed choking and crossed her arms to indicate killing her mother, Clauddine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard.
Blanchard was convicted in 2016 for conspiring to murder her mother with her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, who stabbed Dee Dee to death in Missouri. Dee Dee had allegedly subjected Gypsy to years of abuse through factitious disorder imposed on another, formerly known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Social media users were quick to condemn the video. One comment read: ‘Man this is not funny this is just bad.’ Another wrote: ‘She said it too casually.’ A third quipped: ‘We listen and we call the judge.’ Many expressed concern at what they perceived as a lack of remorse.
The story of Blanchard's abuse and crime was dramatised in the 2019 series The Act. Since her release, Blanchard has separated from her prison husband Ryan Anderson, reconnected with ex-fiancé Ken Urker, and given birth to a daughter, Aurora, in December 2024.
Blanchard has denied claims that child protective services were involved with her daughter, stating on Instagram that the baby is ‘very safe and healthy’. Urker has publicly praised Blanchard as a partner and mother. The Independent has contacted Blanchard’s representative for comment on the latest controversy.
