Nothing about the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her late mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, is what it seems. Insane. But also Timothée Chalamet, Jonah Hill, and Film Twitter’s finest. "[29], While a formal diagnosis of Munchausen by proxy for Dee Dee is technically impossible since she is dead, Feldman told the Springfield News-Leader after Gypsy's guilty plea that he could confidently say Dee Dee had it based on what he knew about the case. Because of the constant physical and mental abuse at the hands of her mother, her death seemed to be a last resort for Gypsy. While a muscle biopsy found no sign of the muscular dystrophy Clauddine insisted Gypsy had, she was successful in securing treatment for her daughter's other purported issues. The Act also paints a picture of Godejohn as deludedly pining for Gypsy even while behind bars awaiting trial, though as of 2018, he was more inclined to lay blame on her as mastermind and position himself a pawn. (Given the role the murder weapon plays in the dramatic arc, the writers may have wanted to avoid knife-related confusion.) He also points out that post-traumatic stress disorder is likely to be an issue in her continuing development. [14], They mailed the murder weapon back to Godejohn's home in Wisconsin to avoid being caught with it,[18] then took a bus there. [8] The two continued their Internet interactions and began developing their plan to kill Dee Dee. The 8-episode miniseries is based on Michelle Dean's 2016 BuzzFeed article. DeeDee spent every waking moment caring for Gypsy, and relied on donations from various charities and communities. Joey King portrayed Gypsy, while Patricia Arquette played her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. Dee Dee had some of Gypsy's saliva glands treated with Botox, then extracted altogether, to control her drooling, which Gypsy later claimed her mother had induced by using a topical anesthetic to numb her gums before doctor visits. One episode in and I’m blown away. [3] Flasterstein noted that Dee Dee was not a good historian. #TheAct. However, we were unable to authenticate whether Margo Martindale’s portrayal of Emma as especially controlling and critical is true to life or meant to dramatically mirror Dee Dee’s eventual tendencies toward Gypsy. The Act has introduced Scott (Joe Tippett) to the Gypsy Rose saga and viewers are horrified. Season One follows Gypsy Blanchard (Joey King), a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette). He's cute but I couldn't find his name among cast members listed on the page. [5], In February 2019, he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder conviction, the only possible option since prosecutors had declined to seek the death penalty. [4] According to her family, Dean, and Carr, Gypsy also exhibits at times the same sociopathic manipulative behaviors as her mother, who was for much of her life her only role model. Created by Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean. [3] Gypsy recalls that afterwards, Dee Dee smashed her computer with a hammer and threatened to do the same to her fingers if she ever tried to escape again; she also kept Gypsy leashed and handcuffed to her bed for two weeks. It’s an eight-part series that follows DeeDee (Patricia Arquette) and Gypsy Rose (Joey King). Watching #TheAct. Jurors had the option of finding Godejohn not guilty or guilty of one of three murder charges; involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder or first-degree murder. Dee Dee finds them and takes Gypsy home but the two exchange numbers. Taking the conversation from the book club to the big screen. [44] Dean is an executive producer and writer for the first season of the series. 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[3] When the Pitres began to regularly confront her about her treatment of Gypsy and expressed suspicion about her role in her stepmother's health, she left with Gypsy for Slidell. A reporter confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder. In changing states, Dee Dee was given free reign to fabricate Gypsy's illnesses as much as she wished and claim that she was much younger than she actually was. [19], "[I]n Springfield ... we are a giving community, we surround people with love and finances that we believe that needs it", Sheriff Arnott said at his news conference announcing the truth of the Blanchards' story. All rights reserved. The story of a single mother with a severely disabled daughter forced to flee Katrina's devastation received considerable local media attention, and the community often pitched in to help the woman who now went by Clauddinnea Blancharde, and whom they knew as Dee Dee. The Act does an incredible job of telling Gypsy's story without sensationalising it. It is a mental disorder, in which a parent or a caretaker "fabricates or induces illness in a person under their care". popbuzz.co/3dqLixm pic.twitter.com/vPqvbe8XX4, Stranger Things season 4: Release date, spoilers, cast, 19 unanswered questions from Haunting of Bly Manor that, 49 hidden ghosts in Haunting of Bly Manor you might have, 11 huge differences between The Haunting of Bly Manor and, QUIZ: How well do you know Harry Potter and the Prisoner, QUIZ: Only an 18-year-old can identify 9/10 of these, Cardi B fans share nudes after she accidentally leaks her, Billie Eilish fans slam troll who criticised her body in. Perry argued that the jury should not have been allowed to hear that Godejohn had considered raping Dee Dee on the night of the murder, and he also argued that the state's psychologist should not have been allowed to testify while Godejohn's psychologist should have, to establish that he had diminished capacity. [3], After Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in August 2005, Clauddine and Gypsy left their ruined apartment for a shelter in Covington set up for individuals with special needs. Nonetheless, she feels freer in prison than she was before, and hopes to help other abused victims. (Just as Chloë Sevigny’s character, Mel, is doubtless a doppelgänger for Aleah’s mother, Amy Pinegar.) Rod currently lives with his wife Kristy in Cut Off, Louisiana. [3], I feel like I'm more free in prison, than with living with my mom. He said he had been told by other doctors to treat the pair with "golden gloves" and doubted the authorities would believe him anyway. The harrowing series starring Patricia Arquette and Joey King follows the lives of DeeDee Blanchard and her daughter Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and the events leading up to DeeDee’s eventual murder at the hands of Gypsy. "I think she would have been the perfect mom for someone that actually was sick," she said. Woodmansee tried to talk her out of it, still thinking Gypsy was too young and possibly being taken advantage of by an online sexual predator. In the episode, she finds out that she is actually 19-years-old and that her mum has been lying to her and everyone in their life. His name is Mike Stanfield, and he did, as we see Ephraim’s character do, move to sever Gypsy’s trial from Nick’s, though that motion occurred in that same September hearing and was initially opposed by the prosecution. Gypsy became the subject of international news in 2015, when it was reported that she was involved in the killing of her mother. Now Scott has joined the show and his storyline is very disturbing. [1], While Gypsy's father Rod had remarried,[3] Clauddine moved in with her father and stepmother.
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