Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Apologizes for Racist Prison Calls, Deletes TikTok

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is facing backlash after old prison phone calls surfaced showing her using racist language, including the N-word, and making cruel jokes about her sister Mia’s relationship with her Black fiancé, André. The calls were recorded after her 2015 guilty plea in the murder of her mother. On Friday, August 21, Blanchard posted an apology video on TikTok, acknowledging her words were wrong and saying she takes full responsibility for them.

In her apology, Blanchard stated she has already privately apologized to Mia and André, but stressed that she doesn’t expect forgiveness.“I understand forgiveness and reconciliation is not something I am owed,”she said. She also emphasized that she has changed since her release from prison in December 2023, and that her future actions will prove her growth. Shortly after posting the video, she deleted her TikTok account entirely.

This isn’t the first time Blanchard has had to apologize since becoming a public figure. In March, she apologized for participating in a viral challenge where she joked about killing her mother. With a large following and a complicated past, she remains a polarizing figure in pop culture. The question is, can a public apology repair this kind of damage, or does it just add another layer to an already complicated story? What do you think?