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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Apologizes for Using Racial Slurs in Leaked Prison Calls

Blanchard said the comments were racist and disrespectful and apologized to her sister Mia and André after the clips spread on social media.

  • On Friday, August 21, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard issued a public apology on TikTok for resurfaced prison phone calls containing racist language. The 35-year-old used racial slurs and made disrespectful comments about her family.
  • These calls originated during Blanchard's incarceration for her role in the 2015 killing of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. Recordings included slurs regarding sister Mia Blanchard and her fiancé Andre Pittman, plus jokes about the KKK.
  • Blanchard took "full responsibility" for the remarks, apologizing directly to the Black community. She revealed she had previously apologized privately to Mia and Andre, stating, "I respect whatever boundaries you need."
  • Ryan Anderson, her then-husband who also used racial slurs in the recordings, dismissed the viral clips during a livestream. Anderson claimed, "That's all these recordings are. Smear campaigns against me."
  • Blanchard served about eight years before her December 2023 release from Chillicothe Correctional Center. She asserted these attitudes no longer reflect her character, promising to "continue choosing to be better every single day.
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