Gypsy-Rose Blanchard launches petition to end cyberbullying following shock death of ex-fiance Ken Urker at 34

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is urging fans to sign her anti-cyberbullying petition following the sudden death of her ex-fiance Ken Urker at age 34.Blanchard, 35, who gained social media fame after her release from prison, where she served time for plotting the murder of her mother, Claudine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard, proposed new legislation she called ‘Kenan’s Law’ in honor of her former partner and father of her daughter, Aurora, who turns two in December.’I only have my daughter and my voice,’ Blanchard shared on Instagram alongside a picture of Urker and Aurora, and the link to her petition.Blanchard claimed Urker faced massive public scrutiny that crossed the line into ‘harassment and cyberbullying.’She stated they repeatedly reported the online harassment to social media platforms and received responses of ‘no violation.”Kenan’s Law is about changing the way social-media platforms handle repeated reports of harassment,’ she wrote. ‘One post viewed alone may not tell the whole story—but hundreds of posts, videos and comments directed at one person can reveal a pattern that deserves meaningful review. Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is urging fans to sign her anti-cyberbullying petition following the sudden death of her ex-fiance Ken Urker at age 34. Above, Blanchard in 2024’This is not about silencing criticism or taking away anyone’s freedom of speech. Public figures can and should be criticized. But public figures are still human beings, and fame should never erase someone’s humanity.’Ken’s passing has made me determined to turn pain into purpose,’ she went on. ‘I cannot change what happened, but I can advocate for a better system for the next person who feels like no one is listening.’Blanchard concluded her post by writing: ‘Fame does not erase humanity. A pattern cannot always be understood one post at a time.’As of Sunday morning, Blanchard’s change.org petition had garnered over 2,000 signatures.’Kenan’s Law would ask lawmakers to establish stronger procedures for how major social-media platforms handle serious and repeated reports of online harassment,’ her petition stated.’There are people experiencing sustained online targeting right now who may be reporting individual videos, comments and accounts without anyone ever examining what all of those reports look like together.’I want something meaningful to come from what our family has experienced,’ she wrote in the website description.Urker was found dead in his Louisiana home on Thursday next to drug paraphernalia and a holstered handgun, according to People. ‘Ken’s passing has made me determined to turn pain into purpose,’ she wrote on Instagram Urker was found dead in his Louisiana home on Thursday next to drug paraphernalia and a holstered handgunA spokesperson for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the outlet that deputies were called to the scene at approximately 6:15pm and found Urker ‘dead upon arrival.’Deputies found a syringe, two shot glasses and a handgun on the nightstand beside the bed, and syringes and a spoon in the bathroom along with a brown powdery substance, the sheriff’s office said.In a statement to People, Blanchard said that Urker ‘wasn’t in a good state of mind lately. He had been drinking a lot to cope.’She reportedly sent Urker a text wishing him a ‘happy birthday,’ but didn’t receive a response, per TMZ.An autopsy has been completed but the results are still pending, according to TMZ.Blanchard and Urker connected as pen pals when she was in prison before becoming engaged in October 2018.They called off their engagement in August 2019 and had a short-lived reunion before breaking up again.In the interim, Blanchard met Ryan Scott Anderson in a similar way, as pen pals. Blanchard and Urker welcomed their daughter Aurora in December 2024, the same month her divorce from Ryan Scott Anderson had been finalized Blanchard gained massive social media fame after her release from prison, where she served time for plotting the murder of her mother, Claudine ‘DeeDee’ BlanchardThey were married in a small prison ceremony and began living together after Blanchard was released, but three months later they separated in March 2024 with their divorce finalized nine months later.Blanchard reunited with Urker and they welcomed their daughter in December 2024, and continued an on-and-off relationship.Urker’s sister, Autumn, claimed in a TikTok that they weren’t together at the time of her brother’s death, per TMZ.On Thursday, Blanchard spoke out about Urker’s death for the first time, telling People he had been ‘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 told the publication.’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.’