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“I Can Stand On My Own Two Feet”: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Accuses Grandfather Of Abuse
Trigger warning: this story contains explicit descriptions of sexual assault
Gypsy Rose Blanchard alleged childhood molestation by her grandfather, who denied it in an astonishing turn.
In Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Gypsy Rose claimed that she was sexually abused as a child by her grandfather, Claude Pitre.
She told People in an exclusive interview: “I’ve gotten to a point where I can stand on my own two feet and say, this happened to me and I’m not going to let it affect me anymore.
“And that’s why I’m talking about it now. And I think for me, making it known that it happened might prevent him from doing the same thing to another family member or another child or another person because he’s still alive.”
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard alleged childhood molestation by her grandfather, who denied it in an astonishing turn
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“I’ve gotten to a point where I can stand on my own two feet and say, this happened to me and I’m not going to let it affect me anymore,” Gypsy said
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According to the publication, Claude was directly asked about the allegation in the docuseries, which he denied, before making a stunning claim of his own.
He exclaimed: “She was the one that was trying to touch me, and I’d say no, don’t do that. She started doing that when she was about 4 years old.”
Upon being made aware of her grandfather’s bizarre affirmation, Gypsy Rose told the interviewing producer that she wanted “nothing to do with him.”
Gypsy Rose was a victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caretaker exaggerates or induces illness in a child for attention and sympathy
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Gypsy Rose’s mom, Dee Dee, had subjected her to painful and needless medical procedures for years
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She further revealed to People that she was hesitant to tell her mother about the abuse and that she was 19 when she finally told Dee Dee Blanchard, 10 years after she said it happened.
Gypsy Rose recalled: “I fully told her everything that happened, and she proceeded to let me know that he had done the same thing to her when she was a child as well.
“It was hard for us to both come to grips with the fact that we had both been abused by the same person. And I think it makes me wonder what else, what other kind of forms of abuse did she suffer that I don’t know about?”
Gypsy Rose revealed that her grandfather had molested Dee Dee when she was a child as well
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Gypsy Rose’s interviews featured in the anticipated docuseries were filmed shortly before her release from prison.
The 32-year-old Louisiana native was released from prison on parole on December 28 after spending eight years behind bars for second-degree murder in connection with the death of her mother, Dee Dee.
In the upcoming docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Gypsy Rose claimed that she was sexually abused as a child by her grandfather, Claude Pitre
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She was granted parole in September, with the Missouri Department of Corrections scheduling her release for December 28, three years before her release date.
Gypsy Rose and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas “Nick” Godejohn, conspired to kill her mom Dee Dee in 2015 after the woman had subjected Gypsy Rose to painful and needless medical procedures for years.
You can watch the trailer for the docuseries below:
News reports over the years revealed that Gypsy Rose was a victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caretaker exaggerates or induces illness in a child for attention and sympathy.
One of the many forms of abuse Dee Dee inflicted on her daughter was forcing her to use painful feeding tubes, and made friends and family believe she had leukemia after shaving Gypsy Rose’s head. She would also trick doctors into diagnosing and treating different illnesses.
“A child cannot molest an adult,” a reader exclaimed
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Parmeisan 2 years ago
Wait, how do you leave your child alone with a man who you know to be an abuser? Even someone you THINK might be an abuser, never mind someone who abused YOU when you were a child? I think that might be even worse than the medical procedures. (I don't know anything about this woman, her mother, or what happened between them & I am NOT saying anything she did or was accused of doing is justified. Just saying that's super gross behaviour.)
Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
It's unfortunate but it does happen...sometimes people who were abused tend to have this feeling of a tether to their abuser in different ways. I do know someone who was abused by her father (probably not SA'd but certainly verbally and mentally) and despite that he was an obvious horrible person, she continued to let him in their life, even be around her kids. I think it's their way of trying to feel like what happened wasn't that big of a deal, like ignoring it and pretending it never happened.
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The Starsong Princess 2 years ago
I don’t blame her for killing her mother as she must have been desperate. I do blame her for involving Godejohn.
Paula Dipiero 2 years ago
Gypsy had it all planned out kill her mom Nick didn't have to go through with it. never Should have gotten? Involved with her this would have never happen she should have gotten more jail time
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Gabby M 2 years ago
Awful life no doubt about that. Let out of prison I agree with that but did no one else see the red flag when one of the first things she wanted to do was meet Taylor Swift (go to her concert)? As if using her notoriety could make this happen. Not too far a stretch from what her mother did to her for attention. I believe she needs some/a lot of mental health HELP! If I am not mistaken the state where the concert was being held basically asked her to leave.
Andy 2 years ago
Personally, I think as much as she was a victim, you have to remember she was brought up by a master manipulator, who taught her basically from birth how to support and carry out those manipulations. It must be second nature to try and take advantage of situations, will take a lot of therapy to break that instinct
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Tim Quinlan 2 years ago
What she went through was horrendous, I don't think anyone can deny that BUT she had someone kill her mother. She needs some serious therapy and a support group around her to tell her to focus on getting better and not tell your story on social media every 10 minutes.
CatLady 2 years ago
And this is why we need to start screening children for psychological trauma when they're young. Emotional trauma causes physical brain damage and messes up neurological development in childhood. So does physical pain. That mother traumatized her daughter for so many years... who knows how damaged her brain is? And now this? The girl should never have gone to prison.
MsLou 2 years ago
I really really want her to have a normal life, but I am afraid that she will not have one because she has never had any sort of stability.
Cat Chat 2 years ago
She got married while in prison to a teacher she met through him writing to her in prison. From the liiI read he seems to be someone who could definitely change her life towards stability. It's definitely going to be something she will have to learn, since, up till now, it's been only abuse, then prison.
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Joanne Skinner 2 years ago
Very very weird set up, confuses me and saddens me at the same time
Parmeisan 2 years ago
Wait, how do you leave your child alone with a man who you know to be an abuser? Even someone you THINK might be an abuser, never mind someone who abused YOU when you were a child? I think that might be even worse than the medical procedures. (I don't know anything about this woman, her mother, or what happened between them & I am NOT saying anything she did or was accused of doing is justified. Just saying that's super gross behaviour.)
Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
It's unfortunate but it does happen...sometimes people who were abused tend to have this feeling of a tether to their abuser in different ways. I do know someone who was abused by her father (probably not SA'd but certainly verbally and mentally) and despite that he was an obvious horrible person, she continued to let him in their life, even be around her kids. I think it's their way of trying to feel like what happened wasn't that big of a deal, like ignoring it and pretending it never happened.
Load More Replies... The Starsong Princess 2 years ago
I don’t blame her for killing her mother as she must have been desperate. I do blame her for involving Godejohn.
Paula Dipiero 2 years ago
Gypsy had it all planned out kill her mom Nick didn't have to go through with it. never Should have gotten? Involved with her this would have never happen she should have gotten more jail time
Load More Replies... Gabby M 2 years ago
Awful life no doubt about that. Let out of prison I agree with that but did no one else see the red flag when one of the first things she wanted to do was meet Taylor Swift (go to her concert)? As if using her notoriety could make this happen. Not too far a stretch from what her mother did to her for attention. I believe she needs some/a lot of mental health HELP! If I am not mistaken the state where the concert was being held basically asked her to leave.
Andy 2 years ago
Personally, I think as much as she was a victim, you have to remember she was brought up by a master manipulator, who taught her basically from birth how to support and carry out those manipulations. It must be second nature to try and take advantage of situations, will take a lot of therapy to break that instinct
Load More Replies... Tim Quinlan 2 years ago
What she went through was horrendous, I don't think anyone can deny that BUT she had someone kill her mother. She needs some serious therapy and a support group around her to tell her to focus on getting better and not tell your story on social media every 10 minutes.
CatLady 2 years ago
And this is why we need to start screening children for psychological trauma when they're young. Emotional trauma causes physical brain damage and messes up neurological development in childhood. So does physical pain. That mother traumatized her daughter for so many years... who knows how damaged her brain is? And now this? The girl should never have gone to prison.
MsLou 2 years ago
I really really want her to have a normal life, but I am afraid that she will not have one because she has never had any sort of stability.
Cat Chat 2 years ago
She got married while in prison to a teacher she met through him writing to her in prison. From the liiI read he seems to be someone who could definitely change her life towards stability. It's definitely going to be something she will have to learn, since, up till now, it's been only abuse, then prison.
Load More Replies... Joanne Skinner 2 years ago
Very very weird set up, confuses me and saddens me at the same time
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