1 outlets · filed 2 October 2026
Ken Urker, Gypsy Rose's partner, dead at 34
Ken Urker, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's partner and the father of her daughter, has died at 34. Each weekday morning, "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking news, smart conversation and in-depth feature reporting.
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Both outlets center on Ken Urker’s death at 34, with CBS News using the straightforward death notice and identifying him as Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s partner and the father of her daughter. Newsweek is the only outlet here to foreground Blanchard speaking out, and its extract adds her comment about Urker enduring public scrutiny and cyberbullying.
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