{"id":267833,"date":"2026-10-09T14:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/why-did-gypsy-rose-blanchards-ex-ken-urker-sleep-with-a-gun\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:44:23","slug":"why-did-gypsy-rose-blanchards-ex-ken-urker-sleep-with-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/why-did-gypsy-rose-blanchards-ex-ken-urker-sleep-with-a-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Gypsy Rose Blanchard&#8217;s Ex Ken Urker Sleep With a Gun?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the start of this month, Gypsy Rose Blanchard\u2019s ex-boyfriend, the father of her baby, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/ken-urker-dies-gypsy-rose-blanchard-partner-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed away<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Urker was only 34.<\/p>\n<p>Since his passing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/gypsy-rose-blanchard-is-lying-about-dead-fiance-murdered-mom-ken-urkers-sister-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Urker\u2019s sister<\/a> has had a lot of things to say \u2014 including putting Blanchard on blast.<\/p>\n<p>Now, she\u2019s explaining why <em>she <\/em>believes that he slept with a gun every single night before his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-694x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gypsy Rose Blanchard in May 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-564540 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-1389x2048.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-651x960.jpg 651w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-732x1080.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-814x1200.jpg 814w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-scaled.jpg 1736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1009_gypsyroseblanchard_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gypsy Rose Blanchard attends \u201cAn Evening with Lifetime: Conversations On Controversies\u201d FYC event on May 01, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: JC Olivera\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-did-he-sleep-with-a-gun\">Why did he sleep with a gun?<\/h2>\n<p>In an interview that <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-16190067\/gypsy-rose-blanchard-ken-urker-final-days-prison-fight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> published on Thursday, October 8, Autumn \u2014 Urker\u2019s sister \u2014 discussed the events that preceded his tragic death.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that he \u201chad to sleep with a gun every night\u201d because of his relationship with Blanchard.<\/p>\n<p><em>Not <\/em>because he feared the woman he loved. Autumn emphasized this important point.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the worry for his safety was because of vicious public scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Autumn discussed online bullying that he received, including \u201cdeath threats\u201d and being \u201cdoxxed\u201d by internet weirdos.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leoxr7mzu22i\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreic2xr7o3otolysyzh5jqycwdblwy3ackrkqdaljsq5677ucxxyw6a\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares that she gave birth to her first child on the 1-year anniversary of her prison release. (Dec. 28)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke\/post\/3leoxr7mzu22i?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@popbase.tv<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke\/post\/3leoxr7mzu22i?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Autumn is the first to clarify that her brother did not fear Blanchard herself.<\/p>\n<p>But, she also blames Blanchard.<\/p>\n<p>Bluntly, she believes that Urker would never have faced that kind of cyberbullying had he not been in a relationship with Blanchard, and had their romance not contained such sensational elements.<\/p>\n<p>(There were questions about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/who-is-the-father-of-gypsy-rose-blanchard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">timeline of Blanchard\u2019s pregnancy<\/a> with regard to her split and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/gypsy-rose-blanchard-divorce-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">divorce<\/a> from her ex, Ryan Scott Anderson.)<\/p>\n<p>Both women are clearly grieving now. One can understand why Autumn, having just lost her brother, is not sparing Blanchard\u2019s feelings despite knowing what she\u2019s going through. This is a hard time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"vhysDOa-24k\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vhysDOa-24k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Her Daughter Are Saying Goodbye to Ken Urker | E! News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vhysDOa-24k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Her Daughter Are Saying Goodbye to Ken Urker | E! News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: How Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Her Daughter Are Saying Goodbye to Ken Urker | E! News\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-died-on-his-34th-birthday\">He died on his 34th birthday<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, October 1, Urker turned 34.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this was also the day on which he died.<\/p>\n<p>Blanchard shared that she believed, based upon what investigators had found at the scene, that he had died of an overdose.<\/p>\n<p>(She shared that she had not known Urker to be a substance abuser. He was an intentional partner and father to their child, she emphasized at the time.)<\/p>\n<p>Blanchard immediately highlighted the vicious attacks that he had endured on social media. The online harassment had gone after his appearance, sexuality, and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwuc3tvqh22s\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreieev372p7uhusttrvzxifkaabriccqgn7v4kxaarcquyplwl6jggi\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Gypsy Rose Blanchard\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Ken Urker, has died at the age of 33, TMZ reports. <\/p>\n<p>He was found unresponsive on his birthday. The couple welcomed their daughter in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke\/post\/3mwuc3tvqh22s?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@popbase.tv<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xlqcxpk53spbhlypj6wmvvke\/post\/3mwuc3tvqh22s?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>About a month before Urker\u2019s tragic passing on his birthday, he and Blanchard had quietly separated.<\/p>\n<p>People break up. In their case, it appears that Blanchard\u2019s emotional regulation following a childhood of severe abuse followed by an unjust imprisonment were a factor.<\/p>\n<p>We do not, at this time, actually know everything about Urker\u2019s death, including whether he died of an accidental overdose.<\/p>\n<p>It does appear that he spent his final days fearing that some stranger, worked up into a frenzy over a relationship that had quietly ended, would try to do him harm.<\/p>\n<p>That does not mean that anyone succeeded. Online harassment campaigns do not have to lead to violence to do real harm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/why-ken-urker-slept-with-a-gun-before-death-gypsy-rose-blanchard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes At the start of this month, Gypsy Rose Blanchard\u2019s ex-boyfriend, the father of her baby, passed away. Ken Urker was only 34. Since his passing, Urker\u2019s sister has had a lot of things to say \u2014 including putting Blanchard on blast. Now, she\u2019s explaining why she believes that he slept with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":267834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-267833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}