The Act By. Anthony Diaz, Miri , & Alysia Pollock May 8th, 2019
“The Act” is a show that is based on a true story with true events starring Patrica Arquette as Dee Dee Blanchard and Joey King as Gypsy Rose. In the first episode, The show takes place in their house the day of DeeDee’s murder. Later on in the show its mostly about the past when it all started in 2011.
The Past
It started when gypsy was seven,when she fell off the trampoline then Dee Dee flipped. She took Gypsy to a hospital and she had convinced herself that her daughter was sick. From then she slowly treated Gyspy like a puppet diagnosing her with all of these diseases and disorders due to the obsession with Gypsy and being overprotective under any cost. There were other times when Dee Dee brought Gypsy to the hospital, convinced she was suffering from sleep apnea. Despite no sign of the disease, Dee Dee remained convinced, eventually determining herself that Gypsy Rose had an unspecified chromosomal disorder. From then on, she watched her daughter like a hawk, fearing disaster could strike at any moment.
The Past
It started when gypsy was seven,when she fell off the trampoline then Dee Dee flipped. She took Gypsy to a hospital and she had convinced herself that her daughter was sick. From then she slowly treated Gyspy like a puppet diagnosing her with all of these diseases and disorders due to the obsession with Gypsy and being overprotective under any cost. There were other times when Dee Dee brought Gypsy to the hospital, convinced she was suffering from sleep apnea. Despite no sign of the disease, Dee Dee remained convinced, eventually determining herself that Gypsy Rose had an unspecified chromosomal disorder. From then on, she watched her daughter like a hawk, fearing disaster could strike at any moment.
Day of the Murder In 2011, Gypsy tried to get away from her mother by running away with a man she'd met at a science fiction convention. But Dee Dee soon tracked them down via mutual friends. She convinced the man that Gypsy was a minor, though she was 19 at the time. According to Gypsy, Dee Dee smashed her computer and physically restrained her to her bed after they returned home. Gypsy has also stated her mother would sometimes hit her and deny her food. Gypsy eventually managed to get back online. She joined a Christian dating site, where she met Nicholas Godejohn. She told him the truth her mother's actions and ended up asking him to kill Dee Dee so they could be together. In June 2015, he came to her house and stabbed Dee Dee while Gypsy waited, ears covered, in the bathroom.
Present day
Gypsy Rose, now 27, is currently serving a 10-year sentence at the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri. Gypsy received the minimum sentence for second-degree murder in 2016 at the age of 24. She'll be eligible for parole in 2024, just before she turns 33. She doesn’t support the show that involves her and her back story. There's a video of her and Doctor Phil explaining that she's not glad her mother is dead but also glad she’s not in that situation anymore.