Ken Urker, the ex-fiancé of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and father of her one-year-old daughter Aurora, was found dead at his Louisiana home last Thursday. It was his 34th birthday. Police found drug paraphernalia and a gun at the scene but said there was no evidence of foul play, and Blanchard said in a social media post that she believed he died of a suspected overdose.
A source told Page Six that the pair had broken up amicably about a month before his death, and that their final text conversations were mostly about co-parenting Aurora.“It was just normal,”the source said.“Basically all about Aurora.”Blanchard also said Urker dealt with relentless cyberbullying on TikTok and Reddit before his death, and described him as her soulmate and her“red string.”
The story touches on co-parenting after a breakup, addiction, mental health, and the toll of online harassment. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text, any time. What do you think needs to change about how we talk to each other online?
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