Gypsy Rose Blanchard speaks out after release from prison

exclusive with Gypsy Rose Blanchard in her first interview after leaving prison for her role in the murder of her mother she sat down with 2020 anchor debor Roberts good morning Deborah Good morning George her dramatic life of tragedy and survival has just captivated so many especially Jen Zar in a way that very few have Gypsy Rose Blanchard who helped kill her mother to escape a life of suffering and abuse has been the subject of countless media stories and a Hollywood series well now she's a free woman and she's tell telling her own story I share my story to be a cautionary tale so that the next person that might be in a situation like mine they don't take the route that I did Gypsy Rose Blanchard is finally tasting the freedom she's long dreamed of tell me about the day you stepped out from behind the Prison Walls you don't realize how much you're restricted in prison I felt like I was in a black and white world and I just stepped into tit to color um it it was amazing her world shifting after spending nearly 9 years in prison for helping plot the murder of her own mother Gypsy a victim of her mother's psychological disorder commonly known as Munch Housen syndrome by proxy in which parents seek sympathy through the exaggerated or madeup illnesses of their children since childhood gypsy's mother Dee portrayed her daughter as frail disabled suffering from multiple illnesses including leukemia and muscular distrophy subjecting the girl to life in a wheelchair a feeding tube and unnecessary surgeries even having some of her teeth removed it was all a lie when you look at these pictures now of Gypsy Rose what do you think now I I don't even associate with that little girl anymore do you recognize her I don't like I know that it's me but at the same time that isn't me anymore your mom has been portrayed as a monster I don't believe my mother was a monster she had a lot of demons herself that she was struggling with I didn't want her dead I just wanted out of my situation and I thought that was the only way out in 2015 Gypsy says she reached a Breaking Point and plotted with a boyfriend she met online Nicholas goon to kill her mother Gypsy would later plead guilty to second degree murder Goa John was convicted of carrying out the stabbing death and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole is it fair that he is incarcerated for life for killing your mom and you're out well I'm sure that we both have a lot of regrets all I can really say is that I did my time he's doing his time for his part um and I wish him well on his journey during her prison day public fascination with Gypsy exploded her story portrayed in multiple documentaries and a drama series The Act I'm so trapped I can't tell anyone Gypsy now sharing unscripted personal details about her past in a lifetime docu series the prison confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard you say that you were addicted to painkillers how serious was this addiction you know this is this is really hard to talk about um because it took me down a really dark path um but I felt like it was my only way to cope for a time so when you made this decision to take part in the killing of your mom were you high yes I was and do you blame that for your decision no no um I don't blame drugs I don't blame anything I don't make excuses and now and now I'm sober now I haven't I haven't used in four years and I don't feel the need to hey everyone this is Gypsy I'm finally free her journey sparking a cult-like following online do you feel any conflict with that you've got Fame even though you participated in a murder of course I feel conflicted um Fame is not what I'm looking for um I always said I think I'm infamous and then I came out famous you've had shots of your selfie out of prison you've commented on your love life are you enjoying the attention honestly I'm a very shy person I don't think that I'm doing anything that anybody else wouldn't do I'm being myself Ryan Anderson her new husband who wrote Gypsy in prison was waiting outside the prison doors after his wife's release oh I missed you I missed you too but you're really together physically for the first time yes we call it newly together WIS what are your plans do you want to have children we've talked about starting a family we just don't know when at this point um our lives are pretty hectic right now so this is your happily ever after the girl who liked being a princess it is yeah I had to kiss a couple frogs to get to this one he some face oh thank you baby Blancher tells us she's rebuilding relationships including with her father and hopes to use her Fame for good to shine a light on domestic abuse her docu series begins tonight on Lifetime and of course guys we're going to have more on this story on 2020 and the coming weeks or months what a crazy story yeah fascinating so many fascinated by great job I mean question you were asking right what everyone thinking we are definitely thinking about it 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Length: 6min 19sec (379 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 05 2024