Gypsy Rose Blanchard reveals she was once locked in solitary confinement — because of a fan
Convict-turned-influencer Gypsy Rose Blanchard reveals her abusive past and time in prison via letters, phone transcripts and photos in her new e-book, “Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom,” out Tuesday.The 32-year-old — who was released from a Missouri prison on Dec. 28 after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for her role in the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, in 2015 — details alleged abuse by her mother and grandfather but says she is remorseful for her crime.Blanchard also reveals a battle with opioid addiction while in prison — and claims she served a stint in solitary confinement after a super fan wanted to break her out.“I want you to know that I know now you were mentally and emotionally unstable when raising me,” Blanchard says in an open letter to her mother, written from Chillicothe Correctional Facility in Missouri.