Ken Urker’s sister claims Gypsy Rose Blanchard ‘leaked’ news of his death and says the couple had split
The sister of Ken Urker has claimed that Gypsy Rose Blanchard 'leaked' news of his death to the press in a tearful livestream.
Autumn, Urker's sister, appeared to be upset and shaken as she tried to answer questions that were pouring into the comment section during a livestream on TikTok.
Urker was found unresponsive on 1 October, before being confirmed to have died at the age of 34.
During her livestream, Autumn claimed that her brother and Blanchard had separated, as well as accusing Blanchard of 'leaking the news' of Urker's passing to the press.
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“They’ve been split up,” she said (as reported by Parade).
Urker and Blanchard shared a daughter, Aurora Raina Urker, both in December 2024.
Blanchard has also commented on Urker's death in a statement shared with PEOPLE, in which she said: “He was not in a good state of mind lately."
She continued: “I’m in disbelief. I can’t think. I’ve screamed until my throat burns.”
Blanchard went on to pay tribute to Urker, saying: “Ken was an amazing father and a man who was deeply loved. He will forever be my soulmate and my red string, a connection that time, distance, and even death can never erase."
Lafourche Sheriff’s Office has said in a statement to LADbible that officers responded to a call at approximately 6.15pm, and Urker was ‘found dead upon arrival’.
A cause of death has not yet been made public, and the Sheriff's Office said that it is 'continuing the death investigation'.
Blanchard and Urker had been in an on-off relationship for nearly 10 years, and first met when they began exchanging letters while Blanchard was still in prison.
She was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of her mother Clauddine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard in 2015.
For years, Blanchard's mum had claimed that Blanchard was suffering from a number of serious illnesses, including developmental conditions, muscular dystrophy, and leukaemia.
This had included Blanchard's mother forcing her to use a wheelchair, despite Blanchard not needing one, fitting her with a feeding tube, and even sending her for surgeries that she did not need.
Blanchard married Ryan Anderson in prison in 2022, but the pair would later divorce.
Speaking in 2024 to E! News, Blanchard said: "It wasn't until I filed for divorce that I kind of really realised that that spark, that connection [with Urker] is even better than I expected.
"And we've grown a lot. I've matured. He's grown. And so I think right now is the time in our lives that it's the right time, right place, right everything."
LADbible has contacted Gypsy Rose's representative for a comment.
Topics: US News, Gypsy Rose Blanchard
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