Gypsy Rose Blanchard Set for Release, Hopes to Meet Taylor Swift

Blanchard, sentenced for her role in her mother's murder, plans to attend a Kansas City Chiefs game after her release and dreams of meeting the pop star who helped her through her incarceration.

• Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2016 for the role she played in the murder of her mother, is set to be released on December 28 after serving 85 percent of her sentence.
• Blanchard, a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, was forced by her mother to pretend she was suffering from numerous ailments, leading to a life of unnecessary medical treatments and deception.
• Upon her release, Blanchard plans to attend a Kansas City Chiefs game and hopes to meet pop star Taylor Swift, who she says helped her cope with her incarceration.
• A Change.org petition has been launched to encourage Taylor Swift to meet Blanchard, though it has only garnered a modest number of signatures so far.
• Blanchard has also expressed dissatisfaction with the Hulu series 'The Act' that dramatizes her life, stating that it is inaccurate.

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