Gypsy Rose Blanchard is rediscovering her freedom and independence in her new life out of prison, including divorcing her husband and returning to her ex-fiancé. In a newly released trailer for the upcoming Lifetime docuseries Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup, the clip starts with footage of Blanchard and her husband (at the time) Ryan Anderson in the car. Her ex’s name quickly comes up. “Are you happy?” she asks him. “I’m very happy,” he replies. “I just think that I would be happier somewhere else,” she tells him while tearing up. “Call Ken. You’re probably already talking to him anyway,” Ryan says, referring to Blanchard’s ex-fiancé, Ken Urker. Gypsy and Ken first met through a prison pen pal program while she was serving prison time for the second-degree murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, which took place in June 2015. She was convicted in 2016 for orchestrating...
- 5/29/2024
- TV Insider
Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she felt “lost” in her marriage to her estranged husband, Ryan Anderson, in a new interview with People. Opening up about her split from Anderson for the first time, Blanchard said she has no regrets about making the difficult decision to walk away from the relationship.
“I think that there is a sense of freedom of following your heart, following what you feel like is right for you,” Blanchard said when discussing the end of her relationship with Anderson. “In my marriage, I felt like a...
“I think that there is a sense of freedom of following your heart, following what you feel like is right for you,” Blanchard said when discussing the end of her relationship with Anderson. “In my marriage, I felt like a...
- 5/28/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Receives Death Threats Over Mother’s Day Post. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was slammed online after sharing a Mother’s Day post to her TikTok account. While one would think an innocuous post can’t set off the internet, it is essential to note the 32-year-old convicted felon turned internet sensation gained notoriety for her complicity in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, in 2015.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is accused of plotting her mother Dee Dee’s murder in 2015 with her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, who is currently serving time in prison. Gypsy Rose was reportedly subjected to years of abuse, including unnecessary medical procedures, by her mother, Dee Dee, who had Munchausen syndrome by proxy. It’s a disorder where a parent or a guardian deliberately induces illness in their child for attention.
Gipsy was sentenced to ten years in prison, but she was...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was slammed online after sharing a Mother’s Day post to her TikTok account. While one would think an innocuous post can’t set off the internet, it is essential to note the 32-year-old convicted felon turned internet sensation gained notoriety for her complicity in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, in 2015.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is accused of plotting her mother Dee Dee’s murder in 2015 with her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, who is currently serving time in prison. Gypsy Rose was reportedly subjected to years of abuse, including unnecessary medical procedures, by her mother, Dee Dee, who had Munchausen syndrome by proxy. It’s a disorder where a parent or a guardian deliberately induces illness in their child for attention.
Gipsy was sentenced to ten years in prison, but she was...
- 5/14/2024
- by Anushree Madappa
- KoiMoi
A new docuseries centered on the life of Gypsy Rose Blanchard will air on Lifetime. The women focused network has just released a trailer teasing the eight part series set to detail the days following Blanchard’s release from prison after serving eight years behind bars.
The 32-year-old spent close to a decade in prison after being convicted of second degree murder following the killing of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
As many are aware, Blanchard plotted and murdered her mother with then boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn who is currently serving life in prison.
Docuseries Set To Chronicle Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Life After Prison
The docuseries will chronicle her return to the outside world, her marriage to Ryan Anderson. The couple married during Gypsy’s incarceration in 2022.
As already shared in the tabloids, Blanchard is now divorcing the gym teacher and has recently been seen out and about with her ex fiancé Ken Urker.
The 32-year-old spent close to a decade in prison after being convicted of second degree murder following the killing of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
As many are aware, Blanchard plotted and murdered her mother with then boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn who is currently serving life in prison.
Docuseries Set To Chronicle Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Life After Prison
The docuseries will chronicle her return to the outside world, her marriage to Ryan Anderson. The couple married during Gypsy’s incarceration in 2022.
As already shared in the tabloids, Blanchard is now divorcing the gym teacher and has recently been seen out and about with her ex fiancé Ken Urker.
- 5/4/2024
- by Sarah Luoma
- Celebrating The Soaps
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been very publicly processing her journey through finding a new normal following her release from prison in December 2023 after serving a seven-year sentence. In the time since, the 32-year-old has taken social media by storm, only to later delete her accounts. She’s boasted about living her best married life, then separated from her husband. Now, Blanchard will package her story into a more coherent format with My Time to Stand, her first memoir.
“I am in love with the title of my book not only...
“I am in love with the title of my book not only...
- 4/29/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard became a massive hit for Lifetime from the moment the first episode of the docuseries debuted in January.
“It definitely surpassed even our wildest expectations,” executive producer Nicole Vogel said during a panel discussion of the series as part of Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. “It’s been our number one most downloaded property ever across all of A&e networks. It’s been the highest social-performing property and buzz for us across A&e networks. So, it really has been a hit.”
Vogel said Lifetime expected big things when they green lighted the series. They had every reason to be confident because Blanchard’s shocking story has captivated the nation since it first came to light almost a decade ago. It’s a tale of Munchausen by Proxy and murder: Gypsy’s mother Dee Dee subjected her daughter to needless medical...
“It definitely surpassed even our wildest expectations,” executive producer Nicole Vogel said during a panel discussion of the series as part of Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. “It’s been our number one most downloaded property ever across all of A&e networks. It’s been the highest social-performing property and buzz for us across A&e networks. So, it really has been a hit.”
Vogel said Lifetime expected big things when they green lighted the series. They had every reason to be confident because Blanchard’s shocking story has captivated the nation since it first came to light almost a decade ago. It’s a tale of Munchausen by Proxy and murder: Gypsy’s mother Dee Dee subjected her daughter to needless medical...
- 4/27/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has lived a very unfortunate, life. For years, she suffered abuse at the hands of her mother, and she did not have any agency in her life. When she did want to take up the reins of her life, she landed in prison for the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
At 32 years of age, Blanchard is finally out of prison, and she has a lot of options to turn her life around. For her, it started with her rhinoplasty, and Blanchard cannot wait to see the results.
Blanchard underwent rhinoplasty (Source: The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard cannot wait to see the results of her rhinoplasty
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has made the headlines for various reasons over the years. Most notable, of course, was her mother, Clauddine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard’s murder. There has been a lot of speculation about her...
At 32 years of age, Blanchard is finally out of prison, and she has a lot of options to turn her life around. For her, it started with her rhinoplasty, and Blanchard cannot wait to see the results.
Blanchard underwent rhinoplasty (Source: The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard cannot wait to see the results of her rhinoplasty
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has made the headlines for various reasons over the years. Most notable, of course, was her mother, Clauddine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard’s murder. There has been a lot of speculation about her...
- 4/6/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was recently released from prison for assisting in the murder of her mother, and her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, are separating three months after Blanchard’s release.
Blanchard, 32, announced the news on Facebook on Thursday. Since the post, Blanchard’s Facebook account went private while her Instagram and TikTok accounts have since been deleted.
“People have been asking what is going on in my life. Unfortunately, my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou. I have the support of my family and friends to help guide me through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find . . . who I am.”
Blanchard was arrested in 2015 for assisting the murder of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard, carried out by her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn. Blanchard’s mother had...
Blanchard, 32, announced the news on Facebook on Thursday. Since the post, Blanchard’s Facebook account went private while her Instagram and TikTok accounts have since been deleted.
“People have been asking what is going on in my life. Unfortunately, my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou. I have the support of my family and friends to help guide me through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find . . . who I am.”
Blanchard was arrested in 2015 for assisting the murder of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard, carried out by her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn. Blanchard’s mother had...
- 3/30/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is separating from her husband just three months after regaining her freedom, she confirmed on social media this week.
“People have been asking what is going on in my life. Unfortunately, my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou,” Blanchard wrote, referencing a reconnection she’s had with her father, Rod Blanchard and stepmom, Kristy. “I have the support of my family and friends to help guide me through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find … who I am.”
The marriage of Blanchard, 32, to Ryan Scott Anderson, a teacher from Louisiana, in a 2022 prison house wedding appeared to be a turning point in the young woman’s tumultuous life, which before her time in prison was spent under the thumb of her controlling mother,...
“People have been asking what is going on in my life. Unfortunately, my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou,” Blanchard wrote, referencing a reconnection she’s had with her father, Rod Blanchard and stepmom, Kristy. “I have the support of my family and friends to help guide me through this. I am learning to listen to my heart. Right now I need time to let myself find … who I am.”
The marriage of Blanchard, 32, to Ryan Scott Anderson, a teacher from Louisiana, in a 2022 prison house wedding appeared to be a turning point in the young woman’s tumultuous life, which before her time in prison was spent under the thumb of her controlling mother,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is hitting reset as she continues to adjust to life outside of prison. The 32-year-old was released from Missouri’s Chillicothe Correctional Center in December, having served close to eight years for her role in the murder of her mother. Almost immediately upon her release, Blanchard became the internet’s latest fixation, spurred on by her unhinged comments defending her husband, Ryan Anderson, against trolls on Instagram. She recently announced she would be taking a step back from social media but returned to Facebook to announce her separation from Anderson.
- 3/29/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Joey King says she and Gypsy Rose Blanchard have recently been in touch.
“She and I have privately talked a little bit, which has been really nice,” King told Variety on an upcoming episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.
King portrayed Blanchard, a woman sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for the death mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard in Hulu’s limited series “The Act.”
Blanchard was recently released from prison on parole in late December after serving eight years for the 2015 crime. In Blanchard’s trial, she claimed that her mother suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy and had fabricated that Blanchard had illnesses including leukemia, asthma and muscular dystrophy. She also alleged that her mother abused her by deliberately making her sick to back up her false claims. Blanchard and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, conspired to murder Dee Dee, with Godejohn stabbing...
“She and I have privately talked a little bit, which has been really nice,” King told Variety on an upcoming episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.
King portrayed Blanchard, a woman sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for the death mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard in Hulu’s limited series “The Act.”
Blanchard was recently released from prison on parole in late December after serving eight years for the 2015 crime. In Blanchard’s trial, she claimed that her mother suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy and had fabricated that Blanchard had illnesses including leukemia, asthma and muscular dystrophy. She also alleged that her mother abused her by deliberately making her sick to back up her false claims. Blanchard and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, conspired to murder Dee Dee, with Godejohn stabbing...
- 2/16/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Following her interview Sunday night with ABC News, Gypsy Rose Blanchard will be the focus of a new reality/docuseries about her post-prison life on Lifetime, A&e Networks announced Monday.
“As a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Gypsy was abused for years by her mother and has lived her entire life in one prison or another… until now. The series follows Gypsy as she experiences life as a free woman, including finally living with her husband Ryan Anderson for the first time,” the network said in a press release.
“Millions have followed Gypsy’s story and are invested in seeing what is in store for her next. After a lifetime of trauma and serving her time, we are all rooting for Gypsy to embrace all that life has to offer and become the woman she always wanted to be,” Elaine Frontain Bryant, EVP and head of programming for A&e,...
“As a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Gypsy was abused for years by her mother and has lived her entire life in one prison or another… until now. The series follows Gypsy as she experiences life as a free woman, including finally living with her husband Ryan Anderson for the first time,” the network said in a press release.
“Millions have followed Gypsy’s story and are invested in seeing what is in store for her next. After a lifetime of trauma and serving her time, we are all rooting for Gypsy to embrace all that life has to offer and become the woman she always wanted to be,” Elaine Frontain Bryant, EVP and head of programming for A&e,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Gypsy Rose Blanchard will continue to chronicle her life, now as a free woman, in a new Lifetime docuseries.
Following “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,” the network has greenlit a series that will follow her life from the days right before her release from prison on Dec. 28. Produced by Category 6 Media, part of the A+E Factual Studios group, the new show will debut later this year.
“As a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Gypsy was abused for years by her mother and has lived her entire life in one prison or another… until now,” the official press release says. “The series follows Gypsy as she experiences life as a free woman, including finally living with her husband Ryan Anderson for the first time.”
In 2015, Blanchard was convicted of second-degree murder for the killing of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard, a murder she planned with then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn.
Following “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,” the network has greenlit a series that will follow her life from the days right before her release from prison on Dec. 28. Produced by Category 6 Media, part of the A+E Factual Studios group, the new show will debut later this year.
“As a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Gypsy was abused for years by her mother and has lived her entire life in one prison or another… until now,” the official press release says. “The series follows Gypsy as she experiences life as a free woman, including finally living with her husband Ryan Anderson for the first time.”
In 2015, Blanchard was convicted of second-degree murder for the killing of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard, a murder she planned with then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn.
- 2/6/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Following a buzzed-about documentary and a fictionalized series, the public will get to hear from Gypsy Rose Blanchard in a more intimate setting this week as the now-32-year-old sits down for an exclusive interview on 20/20.
Titled Gypsy Rose: The Next Act, the two-hour special focuses on Blanchard’s life after prison, as she reveals the lessons she learned from her time behind bars, the status of her current relationships with her boyfriend and stepparents, and where she sees herself next.
How to Watch Gypsy Rose Blanchard 20/20 Special on TV
The Gypsy Rose 20/20 special airs Friday, Jan. 26, at 9 p.m. Pt / Et on ABC. You can watch Blanchard’s 20/20 episode on TV through your local ABC affiliate.
How to Watch Gypsy Rose Blanchard 20/20 Special Online Free
Don’t have cable? You can watch Gypsy Rose: The Next Act online without cable through DirecTV Stream or stream it the next day...
Titled Gypsy Rose: The Next Act, the two-hour special focuses on Blanchard’s life after prison, as she reveals the lessons she learned from her time behind bars, the status of her current relationships with her boyfriend and stepparents, and where she sees herself next.
How to Watch Gypsy Rose Blanchard 20/20 Special on TV
The Gypsy Rose 20/20 special airs Friday, Jan. 26, at 9 p.m. Pt / Et on ABC. You can watch Blanchard’s 20/20 episode on TV through your local ABC affiliate.
How to Watch Gypsy Rose Blanchard 20/20 Special Online Free
Don’t have cable? You can watch Gypsy Rose: The Next Act online without cable through DirecTV Stream or stream it the next day...
- 1/25/2024
- by Tim Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jenelle Evans is back at it on social media again. In recent months, the former Teen Mom 2 star has made headlines for child custody issues and her husband’s criminal behavior. While her son, Jace Evans, is being moved around in the foster care system, Jenelle is trying to compare herself to Gypsy Rose Blanchard. She is on a smear campaign against her mother, Barbara Evans, and followers are calling her out in the comments. Still, she’s doubling down on her claims that she’s suffered the same type of childhood abuse as Blanchard.
Jenelle Evans compared herself to Gypsy Rose Blanchard earlier this week
Jenelle Evans has again taken aim at her mother, Barbara Evans. Her current accusations are among the most serious she’s ever made. In a Facebook comment, Jenelle claimed that her mother was just like Dee Dee Blanchard and that she was just like Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
Jenelle Evans compared herself to Gypsy Rose Blanchard earlier this week
Jenelle Evans has again taken aim at her mother, Barbara Evans. Her current accusations are among the most serious she’s ever made. In a Facebook comment, Jenelle claimed that her mother was just like Dee Dee Blanchard and that she was just like Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
- 1/17/2024
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
[This story contains spoilers from The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, whose story has been told numerous times including in Hulu’s The Act, shared her own account of her past in a series of candid interviews over the course of 18 months for the Lifetime documentary The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
Gypsy was released from prison last month on parole after serving eight and a half years of a 10-year prison sentence. She pleaded guilty to persuading Nicholas Godejohn, a boyfriend she met online, to kill her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who had forced Gypsy to pretend for years that she was suffering from serious illnesses, including leukemia and muscular dystrophy.
In the docuseries, Gypsy shares several big revelations, some of which she hadn’t previously shared with anyone, including her own family.
“I think the biggest reason why I held back all this time and am kind of coming forward now,...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, whose story has been told numerous times including in Hulu’s The Act, shared her own account of her past in a series of candid interviews over the course of 18 months for the Lifetime documentary The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
Gypsy was released from prison last month on parole after serving eight and a half years of a 10-year prison sentence. She pleaded guilty to persuading Nicholas Godejohn, a boyfriend she met online, to kill her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who had forced Gypsy to pretend for years that she was suffering from serious illnesses, including leukemia and muscular dystrophy.
In the docuseries, Gypsy shares several big revelations, some of which she hadn’t previously shared with anyone, including her own family.
“I think the biggest reason why I held back all this time and am kind of coming forward now,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is opening up about her love for Taylor Swift.
The 32-year-old was recently released from prison after serving eight years for helping her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, kill her abusive mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
Now, she’s telling her side of the story and also sharing her music taste with the public.
While speaking with People at the premiere of her Lifetime docuseries, Gypsy gushed about the 34-year-old Grammy winner and explained why she’s a huge Swiftie.
Keep reading to find out what she said…
“I became a fan of Taylor Swift when I was probably about 17 and she was just starting out in country music and I loved her music then,” she said, adding that Taylor is a “total rock star.”
Gypsy admires everything the singer stands for.
She continued, “I think she’s all about girl empowerment and that’s why I respond to her so well,...
The 32-year-old was recently released from prison after serving eight years for helping her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, kill her abusive mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
Now, she’s telling her side of the story and also sharing her music taste with the public.
While speaking with People at the premiere of her Lifetime docuseries, Gypsy gushed about the 34-year-old Grammy winner and explained why she’s a huge Swiftie.
Keep reading to find out what she said…
“I became a fan of Taylor Swift when I was probably about 17 and she was just starting out in country music and I loved her music then,” she said, adding that Taylor is a “total rock star.”
Gypsy admires everything the singer stands for.
She continued, “I think she’s all about girl empowerment and that’s why I respond to her so well,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Back in the halcyon days of the early 2020s, when we were optimistic about the vaccines and our new President and the general health and stability of superhero franchises, there was a meme called the yassification trend. It basically entailed taking photos of prominent historical figures — Alexander Hamilton, for instance, or Kramer from Seinfeld — and running them through a filter that made them look heavily Botoxed, contoured, and filtered, like your most insecure friend’s Stories from her vacation.
The yassification trend was funny in that it was clearly skewering...
The yassification trend was funny in that it was clearly skewering...
- 1/6/2024
- by Ej Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
The three C’s of current TV documentary programming are celebrity, crime and cults, and the new Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard checks off the first two with ruthless, pinpoint efficiency. The subject, a young woman who arranged for the murder of her deranged, abusive mother in 2015, has become a media sensation, the subject of a previous dramatic miniseries (Hulu’s The Act, from 2019) and now a TikTok sensation about to release her own memoir. Let there be no underestimating the public appetite for such material,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is addressing the series based on her life.
Back in 2019, Hulu released their limited series The Act starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette, which chronicled the alleged abuse that Gypsy (King) endured from her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard (Arquette), who was murdered by Gypsy’s then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy).
Following her release from prison, Gypsy revealed in a new interview if she plans on watching The Act.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I haven’t had a desire to look at it, I’ve lived it,” Gypsy told E! News in an interview, which was published on Jan. 5.
“I think that was for everyone else and not for the person that actually lived it,” Gypsy continued. “So, I won’t be watching it.”
Since her release from prison, Gypsy has gained millions of followers on social media and she recently shared how she’s...
Back in 2019, Hulu released their limited series The Act starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette, which chronicled the alleged abuse that Gypsy (King) endured from her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard (Arquette), who was murdered by Gypsy’s then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy).
Following her release from prison, Gypsy revealed in a new interview if she plans on watching The Act.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I haven’t had a desire to look at it, I’ve lived it,” Gypsy told E! News in an interview, which was published on Jan. 5.
“I think that was for everyone else and not for the person that actually lived it,” Gypsy continued. “So, I won’t be watching it.”
Since her release from prison, Gypsy has gained millions of followers on social media and she recently shared how she’s...
- 1/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is ready for the world to hear her side of the story.
Over the course of 18 months, Blanchard was interviewed in prison for the Lifetime documentary The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, which premieres at 8 p.m. Friday. (The six-part series airs Friday, Saturday and Sunday in two-episode installments.)
The doc features several revelations that Blanchard hasn’t shared with many, if any, other people to this point, many of which will surprise viewers (no spoilers here).
While her story has been told numerous times in news stories, an HBO doc and even in scripted form (Hulu’s The Act), plus a prison interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, this is the first time she’s talked about the events leading up to her mother’s murder in such detail. It also gives viewers insight into her time in prison, her marriage to Ryan Anderson (they met...
Over the course of 18 months, Blanchard was interviewed in prison for the Lifetime documentary The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, which premieres at 8 p.m. Friday. (The six-part series airs Friday, Saturday and Sunday in two-episode installments.)
The doc features several revelations that Blanchard hasn’t shared with many, if any, other people to this point, many of which will surprise viewers (no spoilers here).
While her story has been told numerous times in news stories, an HBO doc and even in scripted form (Hulu’s The Act), plus a prison interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, this is the first time she’s talked about the events leading up to her mother’s murder in such detail. It also gives viewers insight into her time in prison, her marriage to Ryan Anderson (they met...
- 1/3/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the subject of the HBO documentary film Mommy Dead and Dearest and Hulu’s true crime drama The Act, has spoken out for the first time since her release from prison on Thursday, December 28, 2023. “I’m finally free,” Blanchard said in a video posted to her TikTok and Instagram accounts on Sunday, December 31. “I just wanted to send a quick video to thank everyone for the massive amount of support that I’ve been getting on social media. Everyone has been really, really nice and supportive, and I really appreciate that.” Blanchard was released from prison on Thursday morning after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder in connection with the death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. She and her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn were accused of stabbing Dee Dee to death in June 2015. Godejohn is serving a life sentence. The story of Blanchard...
- 1/1/2024
- TV Insider
Gypsy Rose Blanchard celebrated her Dec. 28 release from prison by posting a “I’m finally free” message on social media.
Blanchard, who became the subject of Hulu’s 2019 limited series The Act, served seven years of a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to second degree murder for helping to kill her mother. For years, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard convinced her daughter that she was sick when she wasn’t.
Blanchard and her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn stabbed Dee Dee in June 2015. Godejohn is serving a life sentence.
“Hey everyone, this is Gypsy. I’m finally free,” she said Sunday on Instagram. “I just wanted to send a quick video to thank everyone for the massive amount of support that I’ve been getting on social media, everyone has been really, really nice and supportive and I really appreciate that. It’s nice to be home. I’m back home in Louisiana, enjoying a beautiful day outside and I’ve got a lot of great things happening really soon.”...
Blanchard, who became the subject of Hulu’s 2019 limited series The Act, served seven years of a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to second degree murder for helping to kill her mother. For years, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard convinced her daughter that she was sick when she wasn’t.
Blanchard and her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn stabbed Dee Dee in June 2015. Godejohn is serving a life sentence.
“Hey everyone, this is Gypsy. I’m finally free,” she said Sunday on Instagram. “I just wanted to send a quick video to thank everyone for the massive amount of support that I’ve been getting on social media, everyone has been really, really nice and supportive and I really appreciate that. It’s nice to be home. I’m back home in Louisiana, enjoying a beautiful day outside and I’ve got a lot of great things happening really soon.”...
- 1/1/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was seen in public for the first time since leaving prison in Missouri.
Blanchard was released from prison after serving eight years for killing her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
In a photograph, she was seen walking out of a building carrying two plastic bags and holding a suitcase. Her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, was nearby with a large suitcase in his car.
Blanchard was granted parole in September this year and was released on December 28.
Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after helping her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, murder her mother. Gypsy Rose was sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in the murder.
Blanchard herself thought she was suffering from many health ailments, but many now believe she was a victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of child abuse that has a guardian exaggerating or inducing illness to gain sympathy.
Her story was made into a Lifetime docuseries,...
Blanchard was released from prison after serving eight years for killing her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
In a photograph, she was seen walking out of a building carrying two plastic bags and holding a suitcase. Her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, was nearby with a large suitcase in his car.
Blanchard was granted parole in September this year and was released on December 28.
Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after helping her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, murder her mother. Gypsy Rose was sentenced to ten years in prison for her role in the murder.
Blanchard herself thought she was suffering from many health ailments, but many now believe she was a victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of child abuse that has a guardian exaggerating or inducing illness to gain sympathy.
Her story was made into a Lifetime docuseries,...
- 12/31/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Gypsy Rose Blanchard took her newfound freedom in stride Friday, posting an Instagram selfie for the first time since being released from prison this week.
She paired the image with the caption, “First selfie of freedom!”
In the photo, the 32-year-old posed in front of a mirror wearing a white and blue ombre-colored hoodie. The photo has gained over 1.5 million likes and comments from people supporting her entry into every day society after serving seven years behind bars. Her account, which recently had been used to promote her upcoming book, “Released,” had 1.2 million followers at the time of publishing.
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Blanchard labeled her profile as a public speaker, public figure, author and an advocate for Munchausen Syndrome by proxy awareness. While Friday’s seflie marked her first personal post, the account was created in August of this...
She paired the image with the caption, “First selfie of freedom!”
In the photo, the 32-year-old posed in front of a mirror wearing a white and blue ombre-colored hoodie. The photo has gained over 1.5 million likes and comments from people supporting her entry into every day society after serving seven years behind bars. Her account, which recently had been used to promote her upcoming book, “Released,” had 1.2 million followers at the time of publishing.
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Blanchard labeled her profile as a public speaker, public figure, author and an advocate for Munchausen Syndrome by proxy awareness. While Friday’s seflie marked her first personal post, the account was created in August of this...
- 12/29/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole.
Blanchard was released early in the day from the Chillicothe Correctional Center, said Karen Pojmann, a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections. Blanchard was granted parole after serving 85 percent of her original sentence, Pojmann said.
Blanchard’s case sparked national tabloid interest after reports emerged that her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who was slain in 2015, had essentially kept her daughter prisoner, forcing her to use a wheelchair and feeding tube.
It turned out that Gypsy Blanchard, now 32, was perfectly healthy, not developmentally delayed as her friends had always believed. Her mother had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents or caregivers seek...
Blanchard was released early in the day from the Chillicothe Correctional Center, said Karen Pojmann, a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections. Blanchard was granted parole after serving 85 percent of her original sentence, Pojmann said.
Blanchard’s case sparked national tabloid interest after reports emerged that her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who was slain in 2015, had essentially kept her daughter prisoner, forcing her to use a wheelchair and feeding tube.
It turned out that Gypsy Blanchard, now 32, was perfectly healthy, not developmentally delayed as her friends had always believed. Her mother had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents or caregivers seek...
- 12/28/2023
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who made national headlines and became the subject of Hulu’s 2019 limited series The Act for her role in her mother’s murder after suffering years of emotional and physical abuse, was released from prison Thursday.
Blanchard, now 32 years old, had served seven years of a 10-year sentence in a Missouri state prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in for helping to kill her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who abused her daughter for years by convincing her she was sick when she wasn’t.
That ruse included Dee Dee telling Gypsy she had everything from leukemia to muscular dystrophy, forcing her to undergo multiple unnecessary surgeries, use a feeding tube and confine her to a wheelchair, all in an effort to keep control over her daughter in a psychological disorder known as Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy.
Gypsy and her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn stabbed...
Blanchard, now 32 years old, had served seven years of a 10-year sentence in a Missouri state prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in for helping to kill her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who abused her daughter for years by convincing her she was sick when she wasn’t.
That ruse included Dee Dee telling Gypsy she had everything from leukemia to muscular dystrophy, forcing her to undergo multiple unnecessary surgeries, use a feeding tube and confine her to a wheelchair, all in an effort to keep control over her daughter in a psychological disorder known as Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy.
Gypsy and her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn stabbed...
- 12/28/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the abuse victim who spent seven years incarcerated for her role in the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, became a free woman on Thursday, leaving prison on parole.
Her release comes three years early after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her second-degree murder conviction. During her 2016 trial, Gypsy, now 32, pleaded guilty to conspiring with her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn to murder Dee Dee and then escape to Wisconsin together. Attorneys for Gypsy acknowledged her role in Dee Dee’s death but revealed that the now 32-year-old,...
Her release comes three years early after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her second-degree murder conviction. During her 2016 trial, Gypsy, now 32, pleaded guilty to conspiring with her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn to murder Dee Dee and then escape to Wisconsin together. Attorneys for Gypsy acknowledged her role in Dee Dee’s death but revealed that the now 32-year-old,...
- 12/28/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her abusive mother, Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, was released from prison Thursday, Dec. 28, ABC News reports.
Blanchard was approved for early release on parole back in September, having served seven years of a 10-year sentence. She reportedly left the Chillicothe Correctional Center at 3:30 a.m.
In pleading guilty to second-degree murder, Blanchard admitted that she arranged for her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill Dee Dee in 2015 after enduring years of abuse. Godejohn was...
Blanchard was approved for early release on parole back in September, having served seven years of a 10-year sentence. She reportedly left the Chillicothe Correctional Center at 3:30 a.m.
In pleading guilty to second-degree murder, Blanchard admitted that she arranged for her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill Dee Dee in 2015 after enduring years of abuse. Godejohn was...
- 12/28/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison on parole Thursday morning after serving eight years for the 2015 murder of her mother, the Associated Press reported.
Blanchard was originally sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder of her mother, Dee Dee, who she alleged abused her by deliberately making her sick. In Blanchard’s trial, she claimed that her mother suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy and had fabricated that Blanchard had illnesses including leukemia, asthma and muscular dystrophy.
Blanchard and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, conspired to murder Dee Dee, with Godejohn stabbing and killing her in her home. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Blanchard, now 32, garnered much media attention at the time of her trial and became the subject of the Hulu series “The Act,” starring Joey King, as well as a HBO documentary titled “Mommy Dead and Dearest.
Blanchard was originally sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder of her mother, Dee Dee, who she alleged abused her by deliberately making her sick. In Blanchard’s trial, she claimed that her mother suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy and had fabricated that Blanchard had illnesses including leukemia, asthma and muscular dystrophy.
Blanchard and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, conspired to murder Dee Dee, with Godejohn stabbing and killing her in her home. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Blanchard, now 32, garnered much media attention at the time of her trial and became the subject of the Hulu series “The Act,” starring Joey King, as well as a HBO documentary titled “Mommy Dead and Dearest.
- 12/28/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, whose story was the basis for Hulu’s The Act, was released from prison Thursday, TMZ reports.
In 2016, Blanchard received a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to her mother’s murder. She was granted parole and scheduled an early release in September 2023.
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In addition to The Act, an eight-episode Hulu true crime series that premiered in March 2019 and starred Joey King, Blanchard’s story also was the subject...
In 2016, Blanchard received a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to her mother’s murder. She was granted parole and scheduled an early release in September 2023.
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In addition to The Act, an eight-episode Hulu true crime series that premiered in March 2019 and starred Joey King, Blanchard’s story also was the subject...
- 12/28/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Blanchard is set to be released from prison in December.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is just months away from freedom, and years sooner than expected.
On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed that Blanchard, 32, will be paroled on Dec. 28.
Gypsy, whose story was detailed in the Hulu series “The Act”, is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence at the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri, after the 2015 murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy and manipulated Gypsy into believing she was wheelchair-bound and suffering from a series of chronic illnesses. After years of suffering at the hands of her mother, Gypsy secretly began going online where she met a man named Nicholas Godejohn.
The pair struck up a secret online relationship and concocted a plan to kill Dee Dee, which they eventually carried out.
A photo of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Dee Dee...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is just months away from freedom, and years sooner than expected.
On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed that Blanchard, 32, will be paroled on Dec. 28.
Gypsy, whose story was detailed in the Hulu series “The Act”, is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence at the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri, after the 2015 murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy and manipulated Gypsy into believing she was wheelchair-bound and suffering from a series of chronic illnesses. After years of suffering at the hands of her mother, Gypsy secretly began going online where she met a man named Nicholas Godejohn.
The pair struck up a secret online relationship and concocted a plan to kill Dee Dee, which they eventually carried out.
A photo of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Dee Dee...
- 9/29/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who in 2016 was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to the killing of her mother, has been granted parole and is due to be released early, in December.
Blanchard’s story was the subject of The Act, an eight-episode Hulu true crime series that premiered in March 2019 and starred Joey King.
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- 9/29/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Gypsy Rose Blanchard — who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2016 for her connection to the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard — will be released early on parole in December.
On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed that Blanchard will be released on Dec. 28 after serving time at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, three years before her original release date, reported local outlet Springfield News-Leader.
Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting she arranged for her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn — whom she met on a Christian dating website...
On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed that Blanchard will be released on Dec. 28 after serving time at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, three years before her original release date, reported local outlet Springfield News-Leader.
Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting she arranged for her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn — whom she met on a Christian dating website...
- 9/29/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
There are a lot of true-crime documentaries on Hulu, Netflix and HBO right now. Click through the gallery to find your next binge-worthy doc.
“The Keepers” (Netflix)
Ryan White’s documentary series debuted in 2017, and explores murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, who disappeared in November 1969 and whose body was discovered in January of 1970. The documentary investigates whether Father Joseph Maskell had Sister Cathy killed because she was about to expose him and others for sexual abusing teenage students at Archbishop Keough High School.
“Abducted in Plain Sight” (Netflix)
In maybe one of the craziest stories ever, Jane Broberg is kidnapped by her neighbor, a family friend, on two separate occasions, and how he was able to infiltrate a family.
“The Staircase” (Netflix)
“The Staircase” follows the trial of Michael Peterson in the case after he reported in December 2001 that his wife had fallen down the stairs and died. However, there...
“The Keepers” (Netflix)
Ryan White’s documentary series debuted in 2017, and explores murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, who disappeared in November 1969 and whose body was discovered in January of 1970. The documentary investigates whether Father Joseph Maskell had Sister Cathy killed because she was about to expose him and others for sexual abusing teenage students at Archbishop Keough High School.
“Abducted in Plain Sight” (Netflix)
In maybe one of the craziest stories ever, Jane Broberg is kidnapped by her neighbor, a family friend, on two separate occasions, and how he was able to infiltrate a family.
“The Staircase” (Netflix)
“The Staircase” follows the trial of Michael Peterson in the case after he reported in December 2001 that his wife had fallen down the stairs and died. However, there...
- 3/18/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
On Netflix's latest dark comedy, The Politician, ambitious high schooler Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) finds an unlikely friend in the cancer-stricken wallflower Infinity Jackson (Zoey Deutch), a girl from the wrong side of the tracks with only her Grandma Dusty (Jessica Lange) to care for her. But there is a lot more going on with the Jackson family than meets the eye . . . so much so that it bears a striking resemblance to the Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard case from a few years ago. How closely does art imitate life? Here's what to know.
Warning: Spoilers follow for season one of The Politician.
In 2015, police found the body of Dee Dee Blanchard outside her home near Springfield, Mo. She had been stabbed multiple times and her physically and mentally disabled daughter, Gypsy Rose, was missing from their home. According to neighbors and friends, Dee Dee had always told...
Warning: Spoilers follow for season one of The Politician.
In 2015, police found the body of Dee Dee Blanchard outside her home near Springfield, Mo. She had been stabbed multiple times and her physically and mentally disabled daughter, Gypsy Rose, was missing from their home. According to neighbors and friends, Dee Dee had always told...
- 10/1/2019
- by Andrea Reiher
- Popsugar.com
Last time Patricia Arquette was staring an Emmy in the face it was 2007, and she was on her second nomination for playing Allison Dubois in Medium—the pretty mom who has it all, with psychic powers to boot. What could have been a hackneyed stereotype became, in the hands of Arquette, a nuanced and moving portrait of a woman torn. She didn’t win back then, but this year she just might, with two astoundingly challenging real-life roles under her belt: abusive mom Dee Dee Blanchard in Hulu’s The Act, and dissatisfied prison worker-turned-criminal Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell in Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora.
With the two limited series shoots, and her new Netflix film Otherhood crammed into a few months, Arquette found she leaned on the network TV training she had on Medium to run that marathon. “Absolutely it prepared me for that,” she says. “I think it gives...
With the two limited series shoots, and her new Netflix film Otherhood crammed into a few months, Arquette found she leaned on the network TV training she had on Medium to run that marathon. “Absolutely it prepared me for that,” she says. “I think it gives...
- 8/14/2019
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
While its details might sound as though they were taken out of a Gillian Flynn novel, the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard is, in fact, a true story. With The Act, Hulu is turning the real-life case into the first installation of its true-crime anthology series. The season features a talented cast that includes Patricia Arquette and Joey King as the leading characters. The show draws out the emotional narrative between Dee Dee and her daughter Gypsy Rose, who, after years of being the object of her mother's Munchausen syndrome by proxy, resorts to murder. The story isn't black and white, and it's tragic and terrifying in equal measures. Here are the dark facts of the case that viewers should know before watching the series.
The Build-Up
Dee Dee and Gypsy had been living in Springfield, Mo after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their home in 2005. For years, Dee Dee told friends...
The Build-Up
Dee Dee and Gypsy had been living in Springfield, Mo after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their home in 2005. For years, Dee Dee told friends...
- 7/17/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix drops the trailer for fourth season of “Queer Eye” and Amazon announces the premiere date for its first ever original stand-up special.
Casting
Ryan Destiny, best known for playing one of the leads on Fox’s “Star,” will join the cast of “Grown-ish” for the upcoming third season in a recurring role. She will play Jillian, a university student who can talk art and music with Luca (Luka Sabbat), politics and activism with Aaron (Trevor Jackson), and also fits right in with Zoey (Yara Shahidi) and her eclectic crew of girls.
Dates
Amazon has announced that its first ever original stand-up special “Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time” will be available for streaming on Friday, Aug. 16. The special will see Gaffigan using his signature everyman humor to “deal with the unthinkable.”
The truTV comedy series “Adam Ruins Everything” will release eight new episodes on Tuesday,...
Casting
Ryan Destiny, best known for playing one of the leads on Fox’s “Star,” will join the cast of “Grown-ish” for the upcoming third season in a recurring role. She will play Jillian, a university student who can talk art and music with Luca (Luka Sabbat), politics and activism with Aaron (Trevor Jackson), and also fits right in with Zoey (Yara Shahidi) and her eclectic crew of girls.
Dates
Amazon has announced that its first ever original stand-up special “Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time” will be available for streaming on Friday, Aug. 16. The special will see Gaffigan using his signature everyman humor to “deal with the unthinkable.”
The truTV comedy series “Adam Ruins Everything” will release eight new episodes on Tuesday,...
- 7/8/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Calum Worthy is one of the stars of Hulu’s gripping new limited series, “The Act,” based on a true story. Worthy plays Nicholas Godejohn in the series, the boyfriend of a girl named Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Joey King), whose mother is abusing her.
Worthy recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing editor Riley Chow about what “The Act” has become such a hit, diving into the psychology of Godejohn and what’s up next for him. Watch the exclusive webchat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
SEEJoey King Interview: ‘The Act’
Gold Derby: Calum, why has “The Act” been such a hit?
Calum Worthy: You never know. I think there’s something magical in the air when something actually works out like that. I’d love to say that it’s because of the amazing cast and the incredible crew and Hulu, who’s just been so supportive and Universal as well.
Worthy recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing editor Riley Chow about what “The Act” has become such a hit, diving into the psychology of Godejohn and what’s up next for him. Watch the exclusive webchat above and read the complete interview transcript below.
SEEJoey King Interview: ‘The Act’
Gold Derby: Calum, why has “The Act” been such a hit?
Calum Worthy: You never know. I think there’s something magical in the air when something actually works out like that. I’d love to say that it’s because of the amazing cast and the incredible crew and Hulu, who’s just been so supportive and Universal as well.
- 6/30/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
While Hulu drew attention to its most recent series by casting A-listers such as George Clooney in its “Catch-22” adaptation and Patricia Arquette in “The Act,” it was the younger actors in both of these series, Christopher Abbott and Calum Worthy, respectively, who took center stage and became breakout stars in the process.
During Hulu’s “Art of Casting” panel at Variety’s TV Summit Wednesday, casting directors Sharon Bialy (“The Act”) and Rachel Tenner (“Catch-22”) both admitted that casting the leading roles in their respective limited series was more streamlined than usual.
Tenner, who was responsible for finding the right man to portray the iconic fictional character of Yossarian, noted that Clooney and Grant Heslov are both extremely decisive and knew that Abbott was the right man for the role immediately.
“We wanted someone grounded, funny but also a leading man – all these great qualities,” she said. “And I was like ‘Oh,...
During Hulu’s “Art of Casting” panel at Variety’s TV Summit Wednesday, casting directors Sharon Bialy (“The Act”) and Rachel Tenner (“Catch-22”) both admitted that casting the leading roles in their respective limited series was more streamlined than usual.
Tenner, who was responsible for finding the right man to portray the iconic fictional character of Yossarian, noted that Clooney and Grant Heslov are both extremely decisive and knew that Abbott was the right man for the role immediately.
“We wanted someone grounded, funny but also a leading man – all these great qualities,” she said. “And I was like ‘Oh,...
- 6/12/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
“We needed to use a subtle hand with the score,” explains “The Act” composer Jeff Russo. “We needed it to be thematic, and yet not try to push too much on the weird and too much on the horrific aspect of the show and the story.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Russo above.
The Hulu limited series recounts the shocking true story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Joey King), whose mother, Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette), convinced her that she suffered from a variety of diseases and disabilities, earning support from several charities. When Gypsy discovered the truth she conspired with her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy), to kill Dee Dee. She is currently in prison for the murder.
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Russo wanted his score to “help move along … the narrative of this relationship between a mother and daughter, which was just really insane. So really,...
The Hulu limited series recounts the shocking true story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Joey King), whose mother, Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette), convinced her that she suffered from a variety of diseases and disabilities, earning support from several charities. When Gypsy discovered the truth she conspired with her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy), to kill Dee Dee. She is currently in prison for the murder.
See Joey King interview: ‘The Act’
Russo wanted his score to “help move along … the narrative of this relationship between a mother and daughter, which was just really insane. So really,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“You could call it method in many ways, but for me, it’s just trying to commit to the character in the best way possible and whatever that entails,” Calum Worthy tells Gold Derby in an exclusive interview (watch the video above). He discusses his approach to portraying convicted murder Nicholas Godejohn in the true crime anthology series “The Act” headlined by Joey King and Patricia Arquette for Hulu. The supporting actor explains about taking on the part two decades into his career: “It’s kind of a full circle because my first role, I actually played a cannibal in a show called ‘Night Visions’ when I was nine and Bill Pullman cast me in it and I had to eat him, so I feel like it actually might be more of a through line in my career than I’d like to admit.”
SEEour interview with “The Act” co-creator Nick Antosca.
SEEour interview with “The Act” co-creator Nick Antosca.
- 6/10/2019
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
When he first heard the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, Nick Antosca thought to himself, “How could this have happened? How could a mother do that to her child? I wanted to know more.” The TV veteran, whose credits as a writer and producer include “Hannibal” and “Channel Zero,” teamed up with Michelle Dean, who covered the true events for Buzzfeed, and together they translated it into a new Hulu limited series, “The Act.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Antosca above.
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The events, which were also detailed in the HBO documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest,” are truly stranger than fiction. Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette) suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder in which a parent or caregiver induces or fabricates illness in another person to gain sympathy from others. She convinced her daughter, Gypsy Rose...
See Joey King interview: ‘The Act’
The events, which were also detailed in the HBO documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest,” are truly stranger than fiction. Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette) suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder in which a parent or caregiver induces or fabricates illness in another person to gain sympathy from others. She convinced her daughter, Gypsy Rose...
- 5/29/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Joey King describes “The Act” as “one of the most shocking, disturbing stories that I’ve ever heard.” The Hulu limited series tells the true story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who’s currently behind bars for the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette). Watch our exclusive video interview with King above.
See Emmy spotlight: Don’t overlook Joey King’s breakthrough role in ‘The Act’
Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder in which a parent or caregiver fabricates or induces illness in another person to gain sympathy. She convinced her daughter that she suffered from a variety of diseases and disabilities, earning support from several charities. When Gypsy discovered the truth she conspired with her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy), to kill Dee Dee.
Because Gypsy had undergone a number of surgeries and treatments for her imaginary ailments, King had to physically transform for the role,...
See Emmy spotlight: Don’t overlook Joey King’s breakthrough role in ‘The Act’
Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder in which a parent or caregiver fabricates or induces illness in another person to gain sympathy. She convinced her daughter that she suffered from a variety of diseases and disabilities, earning support from several charities. When Gypsy discovered the truth she conspired with her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn (Calum Worthy), to kill Dee Dee.
Because Gypsy had undergone a number of surgeries and treatments for her imaginary ailments, King had to physically transform for the role,...
- 4/22/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
After scoring big with Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth” last year, actress Joey King returns as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in Hulu’s anthology series “The Act.”
The stranger-than-fiction story centers around Blanchard and her mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette), who suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a condition where a caregiver either fabricates or induces an illness in someone under their care to gain attention and sympathy.
“It was such a mentally challenging role for me,” King told TheWrap. “It required a lot of vulnerability.”
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The story of Gypsy and Dee Dee, which starts off with fraud and ends with the conviction of Gypsy Rose and her boyfriend for Dee Dee’s murder, was first told by the show’s co-creator and co-showrunner Michelle Dean in a 2016 BuzzFeed feature. It was later turned into an HBO documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest...
The stranger-than-fiction story centers around Blanchard and her mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette), who suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a condition where a caregiver either fabricates or induces an illness in someone under their care to gain attention and sympathy.
“It was such a mentally challenging role for me,” King told TheWrap. “It required a lot of vulnerability.”
Also Read: 'The Kissing Booth 2' Set at Netflix
The story of Gypsy and Dee Dee, which starts off with fraud and ends with the conviction of Gypsy Rose and her boyfriend for Dee Dee’s murder, was first told by the show’s co-creator and co-showrunner Michelle Dean in a 2016 BuzzFeed feature. It was later turned into an HBO documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest...
- 3/20/2019
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Drawing from a tragic and twisted true story, Hulu's The Act dramatizes Dee Dee Blanchard's dysfunctional relationship with her daughter, Gypsy Rose. The former had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a condition in which she pretended that her daughter was ill in order to garner attention. On the series, Patricia Arquette and Joey King portray the tension that culminated from this toxic relationship.
As the show falls in the true-crime genre, it's sufficient to say their mother-daughter bond falls apart - in fact, it ends in a grisly murder. While Dee Dee and Gypsy are this case's main players, there's another person who's important in this story: Nicholas Godejohn, Gypsy's ex-boyfriend and the killer himself (portrayed by American Vandal villain Calum Worthy).
Gypsy had been living with her mother in Springfield, Mo. Under her mother's threats and abuses, she feigned illness and accepted treatments for conditions such as epilepsy,...
As the show falls in the true-crime genre, it's sufficient to say their mother-daughter bond falls apart - in fact, it ends in a grisly murder. While Dee Dee and Gypsy are this case's main players, there's another person who's important in this story: Nicholas Godejohn, Gypsy's ex-boyfriend and the killer himself (portrayed by American Vandal villain Calum Worthy).
Gypsy had been living with her mother in Springfield, Mo. Under her mother's threats and abuses, she feigned illness and accepted treatments for conditions such as epilepsy,...
- 3/18/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
After the success of Fyre Fraud, Hulu is presenting an entirely different kind of true crime with its new series, The Act. The first installation of the anthology series follows how the toxic relationship between Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard led to the former's bloody murder. As we now know, Dee Dee had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a condition that led her to trick her daughter Gypsy into thinking she was ill in order for the pair to gain sympathy. Patricia Arquette and Joey King demystify this contentious bond by portraying both women on the small screen. But while the volatile mother-daughter relationship has had the most attention in this case, it's not actually by Gypsy's hand that Dee Dee died.
Dee Dee's murder has many layers. While we can't know for sure how much Gypsy knew about her true physical capabilities (despite what Dee Dee told her), Gypsy...
Dee Dee's murder has many layers. While we can't know for sure how much Gypsy knew about her true physical capabilities (despite what Dee Dee told her), Gypsy...
- 3/18/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
With a cast that features Escape at Dannemora's Patricia Arquette and The Kissing Booth's Joey King, Hulu's The Act sheds light on one of the strangest and most tragic true crime stories ever. It weaves together a story about Munchausen syndrome by proxy and murder, revealing how Dee Dee Blanchard's toxic relationship with her daughter Gypsy Rose went out of hand. Dee Dee's story ended in a grisly death, but it seems as though Gypsy's has only begun since her mother's passing.
If you haven't already heard of the story, here's a quick introduction to it. Dee Dee had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental illness in which a parent, guardian, or caregiver exaggerates or induces illness in their child or someone in their care for attention or sympathy. For years, Dee Dee made her daughter undergo treatments for illnesses such as leukemia, epilepsy, and muscular dystrophy...
If you haven't already heard of the story, here's a quick introduction to it. Dee Dee had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental illness in which a parent, guardian, or caregiver exaggerates or induces illness in their child or someone in their care for attention or sympathy. For years, Dee Dee made her daughter undergo treatments for illnesses such as leukemia, epilepsy, and muscular dystrophy...
- 3/14/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
When details started surfacing about the gruesome 2015 murder of Dee Dee Blanchard — the mother of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who allegedly forced her to pretend she was disabled and had terminal cancer — it was clear that it would only be a matter of time before the story was adapted for TV. Now, Hulu has released another trailer for The Act, its original true-crime series based on the story of Gypsy and Nicholas Godejohn, who fell in love after meeting online and plotted to murder Gypsy’s mother. (Blanchard is currently serving...
- 3/4/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
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