Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is responding to criticism from Ken Urker's sister following the death of Urker, the father of her daughter.

In an Oct. 3 statement to Us Weekly⁠, Blanchard, 35, said she wanted attention directed toward Urker's memory rather than her disagreements with his sister, Autumn Urker.Blanchard acknowledged longstanding tension with Autumn, who she said disapproved of their relationship."At this time, I do not want the focus surrounding Ken's passing to become centered on negativity or disagreements between Autumn and me," Blanchard told the outlet in a statement. "It is no secret that Autumn did not approve of Ken's relationship with me, and there has been significant tension between us, including USA public comments she made about me in the months leading up to his passing."Gypsy Rose Blanchard is petitioning to put a stop to cyberbullying in the wake of her ex-fiance Ken Urker's death as she claimed that he was a victim of cyberbulling before his passing.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office previously confirmed to USA TODAY⁠ that deputies found Urker dead after responding to a USA Louisiana home at 6:15 p.m. Authorities said the investigation remained ongoing. Blanchard has described a suspected overdose; an official cause of death has not been announced.

Blanchard has since launched a petition for proposed legislation she calls Kenan's Law⁠. The proposal seeks to change how social media platforms review repeated harassment reports, including allowing users to flag multiple posts that may show a pattern of abuse.

"Kenan's Law is about changing the way social-media platforms handle repeated reports of harassment," she wrote on Instagram. "One post viewed alone may not tell the whole story – but hundreds of posts, videos and comments directed at one person can reveal a pattern that deserves meaningful review."

After Urker died on his 34th birthday in Louisiana on USA October 1, Gypsy Rose, 35, has spent time on social media fighting against online harassment. Over the weekend, she launched the petition titled "Support Kenan's Law: USA Fight Online Harassment," which is "aimed at changing how major social-media USA platforms respond when someone repeatedly reports targeted online harassment and cyberbullying."

Gypsy Rose seemingly addressed skeptics who speculated whether or not Ken was genuinely a victim of cyberbullying on Monday, October 5, by sharing alleged screenshots of negative remarks made about him online. This comes as Urker's sister said Gypsy Rose was "to blame" for partner's death and "loved all the attention."The screenshots were a part of photo dump that included a picture her and Ken's daughter, Aurora Raina, along with snap of Gypsy Rose and Ken smiling together.

"What you’re seeing here isn’t even a fraction of it," USA Gypsy Rose captioned the post. "These screenshots show only a small portion of an evidence log documenting the cyberbullying, ridicule, allegations, and targeted harassment Ken faced across social media over the years. There is substantially more that has yet to be documented."

She further wrote, "People need to understand what sustained online harassment can look like when hundreds or thousands of individual posts, comments, videos, and discussions accumulate against one human being. Behind the screen was a real person. A father and partner. Someone who was loved."Gypsy Rose continued, "Kenan’s Law is about turning awareness into change. It is about recognizing the cumulative impact of cyberbullying and pushing for stronger protections and accountability online. This evidence log isn’t the whole story. It isn’t even a fraction of it. Please sign and share the petition for Kenan’s Law."At the end of Gypsy Rose's photo slide show was a flyer of the petition she created in Ken's honor to combat cyberbullying. She launched the petition, which now has over 7K signatures, on Change.org website on October 4.

Gypsy Rose explained on the website, that she was "asking" for individuals to "stand with her" in "supporting Kenan’s Law, a proposed law aimed at changing how major social-media platforms respond when someone repeatedly reports targeted online harassment and cyberbullying."

She further noted, "Ken recently died following a suspected overdose. At this time, we do not know whether the overdose was intentional, and I will not speculate about circumstances that have not been determined. What I can speak about is what happened before his death.

"We Reported It. Again and Again. Ken was a public figure and experienced an enormous amount of public scrutiny. Across platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit, there was extensive content about him that we believed crossed the line from criticism into targeted harassment and cyberbullying. Ken made reports. I made reports. Videos were reported. Comments were reported. Posts

were reported. And many times, the answer we received was 'No violation.' That is the problem I want to change."Ken's sister, Autumn Urker, has heavily expressed her disapproval of her brother's ex Gypsy-Rose Blanchard. She has insisted that Gypsy-Rose was more concerned with protecting her public image for the media than mourning with the family. Autumn revealed that their relationship weighed on her brother, Ken, because of all the scrutiny he faced online from being in a relationship with the USA ex-convict.

Autumn even claimed Gypsy-Rose was "to blame for his death because all of this started because of her," claiming that Blanchard "had to be in the limelight. She had to be that girl. She didn’t care what it cost other people around her."

Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared an emotional final goodbye with Ken Urker over the weekend ... and their daughter, Aurora, recognized her father during the private viewing ... TMZ has learned.

Family sources tell TMZ ... Ken's brother, two of his sisters, and his mother, Raina, flew to Louisiana for a small viewing of Ken's body Saturday afternoon at a funeral home ... but his sister Autumn didn't make it to the viewing, despite sources saying she was in Louisiana at the time.

We're told Gypsy wore a black dress and a necklace Ken gave her for their two-year anniversary.Aurora was there, too ... and we're told she recognized Ken and said, "Daddy" ... a gut-wrenching moment for everyone in the room.Sources say Gypsy also got some private time to say a few things to Ken and tell him goodbye.We're told the day was incredibly difficult for both Gypsy and Ken's family.On Sunday, Gypsy and Ken's relatives then got together for lunch at IHOP, where they shared memories about Ken and talked about what comes next for his dog, Parker.Sources say one of his siblings will take Parker home.

As TMZ previously reported, Ken died last week on his 33rd birthday after deputies found him unresponsive in bed during a welfare check. Authorities said there were no signs of foul play ... and an autopsy was performed, though his cause of death remains pending toxicology results.

We also reported Gypsy and Ken had been spending some time apart before his death, but sources told us they had not broken up and planned to reunite and move into a new place together.Just days after her longtime partner died, Gypsy Rose Blanchard has launched a petition to combat online harassment.Ken Urker was found unresponsive at his Louisiana home last week, on his 34th birthday. Since then, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said it’s investigating and has not announced a cause of death. Meanwhile, Blanchard says Urker died of an overdose and “was not in a good state of mind lately.”In an interview with People, Blanchard said Urker had faced harsh criticism and online harassment. Now, she’s started a petition for “Kenan’s Law,” aimed at social media platforms and their harassment policies.Blanchard posted her petition, “Support Kenan’s Law: Fight Online Harassment,” on Sunday, with a long description explaining the thought behind the effort.She said Urker, her longtime partner and father of her daughter, “was a public figure and experienced an enormous amount of public scrutiny.”

“Across platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit, there was extensive content about him that we believed crossed the line from criticism into targeted harassment and cyberbullying,” Blanchard wrote. She said both she and Urker made reports, and many times were told there hadn’t been any violations.

Now, she wants to hold social media platforms accountable.

Blanchard said “Kenan’s Law” would establish stronger procedures for how large social media platforms handle serious and repeated reports of online harassment.

She’s specifically asking lawmakers to “Give users the ability to report an ongoing pattern of harassment and submit multiple posts, videos, comments, accounts, or communities together rather than forcing every incident to be evaluated in isolation.”

“Harassment doesn’t always happen in one post,” Blanchard said. “Sometimes it is dozens, hundreds, or thousands of pieces of content directed toward the same human being over an extended period. When every report is considered individually, who is looking at the whole picture?”

The petition also calls for human review, setting a threshold for reports or concerns that can be escalated to a human reviewer rather than automated moderation. She also detailed other requirement requests, including meaningful appeals, evidence preservation and transparency.“Kenan’s Law is about creating a better process for identifying patterns,” Blanchard said. “Because one post may not tell the story. One video may not tell the story. One comment may not tell the story.”As of Sunday afternoon, Blanchard’s petition had more than 2,700 signatures.

In her petition, Blanchard also emphasized that “Kenan’s Law” is not about stopping criticism and creating censorship.“I understand that public figures are subject to criticism,” Blanchard said. “Kenan’s Law would not prevent people from criticizing public figures.”

Rather, Blanchard said anyone who signs the petition is “asking lawmakers to seriously consider Kenan’s Law — the Online Harassment Reporting and Accountability Act and establish stronger procedures for recognizing patterns of reported online harassment while protecting freedom of speech.”

“I want something meaningful to come from what our family has experienced,” Blanchard said. “I want lawmakers to ask whether our current systems are good enough.”

Blanchard launched the petition before Urker’s cause of death has been determined, and noted that while she says Urker overdosed, she doesn’t know if it was intentional or not.

“At this time, we do not know whether the overdose was intentional, and I will not speculate about circumstances that have not been determined,” Blanchard said.

The sheriff’s office is still investigating, and Urker’s autopsy was scheduled for Friday.

In a statement to The Independent, the sheriff’s office said investigators found Urker next to “a brown powdery substance,” a syringe, a handgun and two shot glasses

"Right now, my priority is grieving Ken, supporting our daughter and honoring his memory," Blanchard added.

Blanchard said her contact with other members of Urker's family had been positive and respectful.

What did Ken Urker's sister say about Gypsy Rose Blanchard?
Autumn, 31, has challenged Blanchard's account of her relationship with Urker, alleging the two had broken up more than a month before his death, according to The U.S. Sun.

"Gypsy had no right to lie and say that it was because of some text that she sent to him," Autumn told the Sun.

In a separate interview with the Daily Mail, Autumn criticized Blanchard's public statements and alleged she had not contacted their mother or other relatives.

Blanchard also described what she said was her final phone conversation with Urker on Sept. 28. She alleged he told her Autumn had threatened to intensify her public criticism, causing him distress. Blanchard emphasized that she was recounting what Urker told her.

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