Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is facing backlash for casually joking about her mother’s murder in the viral “We Listen, and We Don’t Judge” TikTok trend, which sees people trade embarrassing personal confessions.
The 34-year-old convicted felon, who served eight years in prison for her role in her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard’s 2015 killing, recently collaborated with controversial influencer Natalie Reynolds on a video in which the pair recited their most infamous public moments, along with some new revelations.
“We listen and we don’t judge: I went to prison for eight and a half years because I …” Gypsy said, before making a choking noise and an “X” symbol with her arms and adding, “… my own mom.”
Reynolds acted mildly shocked as Blanchard reminded her: “Hey, we listen, and we don’t judge.”
Many people were quick to express their disapproval of the video in the comments below, with one writing: “Man this is not funny this is just bad.”
“She said it too casually,” a second noted. “Gypsy rose WTF???” a third said.
“We listen and we call the judge,” a fourth quipped, while another found the “lack of remorse here is wild.”
The Independent has contacted Blanchard’s representative for comment.
Blanchard pleaded guilty in 2016 to conspiring to kill her mother with her then-online boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn. He was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for stabbing Dee Dee to death in her Missouri home.
Dee Dee, 48, allegedly had factitious disorder imposed on another (formerly Munchausen syndrome by proxy), forcing her daughter to pass herself off as younger and pretend to be disabled and chronically ill, while subjecting her to physical and psychological abuse.
Their story was adapted into the 2019 true-crime anthology, The Act, starring Patricia Arquette and Joey King.
While in prison, Blanchard married Ryan Scott Anderson in July 2022. They separated in March 2024, just months after her release. Shortly afterward, Blanchard reconnected with her ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, and the pair welcomed a daughter, Aurora, in December 2024.
In January 2025, the Life After Lock Up star denied claims that Child Protective Services were called to check on her daughter.
“NO, CPS is not involved! (our baby is very safe and healthy),” she wrote alongside a rolling eyes emoji in her Instagram Story at the time.
Speaking to People last year, Urker gushed about Blanchard: “I couldn’t be more proud to have her as the mother of our child and as a partner in life. And I think that even after all the things that she’s gone through, that was one of the things that I loved about her from the beginning. I couldn’t be happier to have her at my side in this life.”
