Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who spent ten years behind bars for the murder of her mother, has been released from prison.

Blanchard and her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, were arrested in 2015 for the murder of Clauddinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard.

Missouri woman Gypsy Rose is believed to have been a victim of "Munchausen by proxy", a form of abuse in which the parent or guardian exaggerates or induces illness in a child for attention and sympathy.

The story of the murder was dramatised in the 2019 mini-series The Act starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette, who won an Emmy Award for her role as Dee Dee Blanchard.

"Dee Dee" Blanchard allegedly abused her daughter for years by convincing Gypsy and the public that she was extremely sick, when she wasn't.

Gypsy Blanchard, now 32, grew up believing she suffered from conditions including leukemia, muscular dystrophy, vision and hearing impairments and seizures.

Dee Dee Blanchard allegedly lied about Gypsy's age, making her appear younger on documents.

Gypsy Blanchard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years.