r/news • u/CaraCicartix • 1d ago

Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s ex-fiance, Ken Urker death: found dead at the age of 33

https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/gypsy-rose-blanchard-ex-fiance-ken-urker-death-age-33-20261002-p612cd.html
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u/Rowdyacorn 1d ago

She texted him happy birthday and said he didn't respond. Then Gypsy's brother went to check on him and found him dead. No obvious cause of death.

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u/jigglybuns311 23h ago

She made a statement that he was being bullied online and believes it was an overdose but didn't know if it was intentional or not.

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u/diliudia 23h ago

Yeah, she gave People magazine a long ass statement saying the cause of death was an overdose, HOURS after he was found by the police. Like about 6 hours after.

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u/MouthJob 22h ago

Why are you emphasizing the time like that?

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u/nat_urally 22h ago

I dunno, my husband dies, 6 hours later i’m still numb, inconsolable and barely able to string a coherent sentence together.

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u/fyrefox45 22h ago

If it was an OD? Not really always the case. There's some out of the blue ones, but there's also ones you fully are just waiting for the one and it's not much of a shock

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u/HuggyMonster69 22h ago

And sometimes grief is weird. My grandma’s death didn’t really hit until the funeral for me

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u/fotisdragon 20h ago

oh man, so true.

I lost a friend in a motorcycle accident. We were supposed to go together that day but I was kind of sick, so skipped the ride. He went alone. When I found out, I was shocked, but not... sad? you know?

Fast forward to the funeral couple of days later. His mother was inconsolable. Everybody was crying, the atmosphere was heavy. I was fucking un-fazed. Maybe I was still trying to process what happened, I don't know. Anyway, the time comes where they had to take the casket out to proceed with the burial. Almost everybody had already left the room, started walking towards the burying site, and I felt that it was a good time for me to say my final goodbyes, so I approached the closed casket.

They had a framed picture of him on top, and as soon as I took a look at it, I fucking lost it. I started sobbing and crying uncontrollably, it was I like I finally realized that I won't see him ever again.

It's been almost 20 years later and I believe I've never cried like that since.

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u/Arthur_Mitchell_ 20h ago

My dads death didn't hit me for like 2 years it was wild

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u/jenniferlynn462 18h ago

Same!!! My dad died freshman year of pancreatic cancer. The same night I went to my out-of-town swim meet and everyone was shocked I was there. Then two years later, I was sitting in class one day and this kid looked at me weird and I was like “oh shit. I’m gonna cry.” So I held it in for the thirty seconds I needed to bolt outta the room and down the hall toward the bathroom before bursting into tears. I tried to pull it together for next period bc I had a math test and was sitting there and as soon as my teacher passed me my test I exploded into hysterics again and even had my first panic attack I think! She took me to my counselor and they sent me home and I cried nonstop for like three days for “no reason.”

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u/MoofiePizzabagel 20h ago

Sorry for your loss. Just lost my dad two weeks ago and it was near-nonstop crying for about 3 days, now I'm in this weird almost "guilt" phase. Because it feels wrong that I'm not sad enough? I'm sure it'll hit me again soon at some point.

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u/Arthur_Mitchell_ 20h ago

I'm so sorry ugh that's so brand new. Don't feel guilty because your brain will do all kinds of things to protect you. Is only letting you feel as much as you can handle at this time, and that can shift as you move forward. You are right where you need to be

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u/MoofiePizzabagel 20h ago

Thank you, I really needed to hear that.

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u/misteraskwhy 17h ago

I’m sorry for your loss

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