The sister of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s ex Ken Urker has slammed Blanchard for “lies” in the wake of his death.
Speaking to The U.S. Sun on Friday, October 2, Autumn Urker, 31, claimed Blanchard, 35, was being misleading about some of the details surrounding his death and their most recent relationship status.
Ken was found dead in his home in Raceland, Louisiana on his 34th birthday on Thursday.
Family sources told TMZ, which was the first to report the news, that Blanchard had sent a text message to Urker to say happy birthday earlier on Thursday but did not get a response.
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office told Us officers “responded to a residence” on Thursday “after receiving a call at 6:15 p.m.” Police confirmed Urker “was found dead upon arrival,” adding, “At this time, we are continuing the death investigation.” No official cause of death has been released.
In her interview with The U.S. Sun, Autumn took issue with the implication that Ken was found directly after Gypsy received no response.
“Gypsy had no right to lie and say that it was because of some text that she sent to him,” Autumn said.
Autumn claimed that Gypsy and Ken’s relationship was “over a month ago.” She also alleged that Gypsy was telling people that “they were engaged and planning a baby number two,” but “none of that was true.”
Autumn added that it was Ken’s decision to call it quits, explaining, “When he was like, ‘I’m done,’ she’d do a thing, and so it was a fight whenever they split.”
Us has reached out to Gypsy for comment.
Gypsy, who shared 21-month-old daughter Aurora with Ken, posted a tribute to him via her Instagram on Friday.
“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,” she wrote.
After noting that he faced struggles in recent months, Gypsy continued, “Above all, Ken loved our daughter Aurora. She is a beautiful reflection of his enduring spirit, and through her, a part of him will always remain with us. I will make sure she grows up knowing how deeply her father loved her and who he was beyond what strangers on the internet chose to say about him. He will be deeply missed, forever loved and never forgotten.”
Reacting to the tribute, Autumn told The Sun, “It’s a slap in the face. You don’t have to lie and make it seem like something.”
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