Joey King, Gypsy Rose Blanchard.Photo:SplashNews.com; Jamie McCarthy/Getty
SplashNews.com; Jamie McCarthy/Getty
ActressJoey King, who once playedGypsy Rose Blanchardon Hulu’sThe Act,has spoken up for the first time sinceGypsy was released from prison.
Since her release, Gypsy has made several high-profile media appearances, including onGood Morning AmericaandThe View.Her story has been the subject of multiple documentaries, as well asThe Act,a scripted series that aired in 2019, featuring King and Patricia Arquette, who played Dee Dee.
King, who was reached while out on a hike with her mother, says she doesn’t currently have plans to meet Gypsy, but left the door open.
Joey King.SplashNews.com
SplashNews.com
Arquette also spoke out about Gypsy’s release, telling PEOPLE she hopes people are gentle with the recent parolee.
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“She’s all grown up and she’s been through a lot. And there’s a weird thing of art imitating life and then the reality,” Arquette said.
Gypsy served eight years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Dee Dee in 2015, for which she was sentenced to 10 years. Gypsy’s then-boyfriend,Nicholas Godejohn, was convicted of murder in 2019, was sentenced to life in prison. The couple plotted to kill Dee Dee as Gypsy sought to escape her mother’s abuse.
Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.Courtesy Blanchard Family
Courtesy Blanchard Family
Dee Dee, who had convinced people in her life that her daughter was terminally ill, is believed to have subjected Gypsy to painful unnecessary medical treatments.
Gypsy married her husband,Ryan Scott Anderson, a special education teacher from Louisiana, behind bars in 2022.
King was praised for her work inThe Act,earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Since then she has starred in the popularKissing Boothfilms.
source: people.com
