Gypsy Rose Blanchard goes after blogger April Johns for defamation, fraud, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment.
The 32-year-old, who was launched from jail in December 2023 after pleading responsible to the second-degree homicide of her mom, allegedly linked up with April Johns (AKA Franchesca Macelli) shortly after Gypsy arrived at Chillicothe Correctional, per paperwork obtained by The Blast.
The 2 reportedly had a contract, however Gypsy Rose Blanchard is now suing April Johns, citing fraud and defamation.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Recordsdata Lawsuit
In response to the criticism filed by Gypsy Rose Blanchard and obtained by The Blast, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, her father Rod Blanchard, and stepmother Kristy Blanchard had been contacted by a girl calling herself “Franchesca Macelli,” whose actual title is April Johns, about hiring her manufacturing firm “Mad Ginger Leisure” to provide media initiatives on Gypsy’s behalf.
Per the swimsuit, Franchesca/April presupposed to be an “up and coming producer” together with her personal manufacturing firm, claiming she had expertise within the leisure trade. She additionally mentioned she had “the sources and experience to carry media initiatives to fruition that may be financially helpful” to Gypsy and her household.
Gypsy claims Franchesca/April introduced them with a doc titled “Life Rights Possibility Settlement” whereby she would “acquire a one-year choice, renewable for an extra yr, for the life rights to Gypsy’s story and set out parameters for fee of ‘Internet Earnings’ upon the manufacturing of mentioned media initiatives.”
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Indicators The Settlement
On the time Franchesca/April approached Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her household, Gypsy was serving her sentence in jail and had little formal schooling as a result of abuse she endured from her mom.
As The Blast beforehand reported, Gypsy is believed to be a sufferer of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological sickness the place a caretaker of a kid, most frequently a mom, both makes up pretend signs or causes actual signs to make it seem like the kid is sick.
Gypsy ended up signing the settlement after which “had numerous conversations” with Franchesca/April “concerning [her life] and the circumstances of the homicide.”
The swimsuit additionally says that Gypsy, Rod, and Kristy supplied the prison case discovery, together with “crime scene photographs, police movies, court docket transcripts, household photographs/movies and Gypsy’s non-public, protected medical information.)”
These had been supposed for use for the alleged venture, however the 32-year-old says that by no means occurred
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Cuts Ties
In 2019, Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her household had been “not in a position to safe any media initiatives or produce any marketable content material.” That, mixed with the blogger allegedly changing into confrontational over Gypsy’s relationship together with her fiancé Ken Urker, the ex-convict determined to chop ties with Franchesca/April.
“Over the subsequent three and half years, Franchesca/April continued to create content material about Gypsy’s case,” the swimsuit acknowledged. “These got here within the type of posts, feedback, movies, podcasts, interviews, and so forth. on quite a few social media and streaming platforms.”
The blogger used “web and social media platforms together with, however not restricted to, TikTok, Instagram, Patreon, YouTube, Fb, and Fb Messenger” to “create ‘true crime’ content material.”
Franchesca/April claimed that Gypsy and the Blanchard household had been “hiding issues,” and dubbed herself because the “foremost professional” on Gypsy and that she was the one one to have the complete story.
Inside The Social Media Posts From April Johns
One among Franchesca/April’s Fb posts about Gypsy Rose Blanchard allegedly acknowledged:
“Most cancers???? This boils my f-cking blood. Tbh!!!! Name it obsession advantageous I am obsessive about the actual fact a assassin and her mendacity, con artist step mom are conning the world one paycheck at a time!!! I’m upset in our society and really feel humanity is failing!!!! Credit score to CJ for the video!”
In one other put up, she claimed, “I do know anytime the Blanchard’s are concerned, no fact will likely be instructed,” per the swimsuit.
Franchesca/April additionally posted an article through which she claimed Gypsy Rose Blanchard mentioned her “massive aim was to satisfy Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce”. The title of this put up was “And the rip-off simply continues…”
What Is Gypsy Rose Blanchard Suing Her For?
The swimsuit additional states that Gypsy Rose Blanchard is requesting preliminary and everlasting injunction and is suing April Johns (AKA Franchesca Macelli) for fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, false mild, and defamation.
Gypsy can be requesting a short lived restraining order, alleging the blogger “continues to trigger instant irreparable hurt” to herself and her father and stepmother.