He was not notified, and the claims went unchecked. Rod Blanchard, Gypsy's father, sent Dee Dee money monthly for his daughter's care. When the police paid Dee Dee and Gypsy a visit, Dee Dee explained that the inconsistent birth dates and name spellings were designed to evade an abusive husband. Two years later, an anonymous call to the Springfield Police Department expressed doubt that Gypsy was truly ill and requested authorities to take a look at inconsistencies on her birth certificate.
Though the girl had a relatively clean bill of health, doctors chose not to probe and instead treated her for vision, hearing, sleep, and salivation problems that stemmed from the muscular dystrophy Dee Dee insisted Gypsy had.Īccording to the BuzzFeed article, one doctor in Springfield, Missouri, pediatric neurologist Bernardo Flasterstein, did tell Dee Dee about his doubts in 2007 he even noted "a strong possibility of Munchausen by proxy." But nothing came of his suspicions. With MSBP, doctors may be reluctant to bring up any suspicions that a patient or their caretaker is lying or exaggerating symptoms, because it could be harmful to the patient's wellbeing.Īs early as 2001, tests for Gypsy's muscular dystrophy and her brain and spine scans all came up negative for any issues. The Blanchard family has stated how Gypsy's ex-boyfriend was much more controlling and domineering towards her than what we are given on the show.Patricia Arquette and Joey King in The Act Hulu + Brownie Harris People became suspicious about Gypsy's conditions. While there are many similarities between Godejohn and Worthy's portrayal of him on The Act, according to the Blanchard family, he is seen on the show to be more gentle and sympathetic than in real life. RELATED: The Act Trailer: Hulu's True Crime Series Is Stranger Than Fiction In reality, Nick Godejohn really does claim to have multiple personality disorder which includes his "good side" (Nick) and his bad side (Victor, the 500-year-old vampire). For example, Godejohn's real-life diet mostly consisted of peanut butter and pizza, so Worthy would eat the same foods exclusively in order to become the role. Worthy apparently did a heavy amount of research on the character before portraying the role and everything from his mannerisms to his diet was kept the same. Gypsy's boyfriend at the time Nick Godejohn has a few similarities in real life to the version on The Act portrayed by Calum Worthy.
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