Ryan Anderson recently broke his social media silence and thanked his fans for supporting him after the split between him and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
On Saturday Anderson shared a video to his Instagram and TikTok and told his fans that they will see “what really happened” when the upcoming Lifetime show is released which the former couple was previously filming before calling it quits. As we previously reported, Blanchard made the announcement about their split on social media before she was spotted spending time with her ex-fiancee Ken Urker.
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In the video that Anderson posted he stated that he’s hanging in there after the shocking news. “Hey everybody, I just want to say thank y’all for the support and the nice messages I have been getting from people” Anderson began his video. “I just want to thank everybody for the support. It’s been great. I’m just living my life guys,” he then said to the camera, before adding, “Y’all will see what really happened on Lifetime. We were filming a lot, so stay tuned for that.” Anderson continued, “And I just want to thank everybody for the support. If you support me, follow me. I will post more stuff eventually. I’m just hanging in.”
“I just want to say thank y’all to everybody and God bless,” he concluded his message.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born in 1991 to Dee Dee Blanchard, a single mother who claimed that Gypsy suffered from a variety of illnesses, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and epilepsy. Dee Dee was able to convince doctors and the community that Gypsy was severely disabled and had the mental capacity of a young child.
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As a result, Gypsy spent most of her life confined to a wheelchair and was homeschooled by her mother. Dee Dee also subjected Gypsy to unnecessary medical treatments and surgeries, as well as feeding tubes and medications. Gypsy was led to believe that she was seriously ill and dependent on her mother for care.
However, in reality, Gypsy was not actually sick. She began to realize this as she got older and started to question her mother’s actions. Eventually, Gypsy met a man named Nicholas Godejohn online and the two developed a romantic relationship. Godejohn was convinced by Gypsy that she needed to escape her mother’s abuse and they hatched a plan to kill Dee Dee.
In June 2015, Godejohn traveled to the Blanchard’s home and stabbed Dee Dee to death while Gypsy waited in another room. The couple then fled to Wisconsin, where they were eventually apprehended by authorities.
Gypsy confessed to her role in Dee Dee’s murder and both she and Godejohn were charged with first-degree murder. Gypsy pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard gained widespread attention and raised questions about Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caregiver fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care for attention or sympathy. Gypsy’s story has since been turned into a documentary series and a scripted television show, shedding light on the complexities of her relationship with her mother and the abuse she endured.