Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Ex Files His Own Restraining Order

Gypsy Rose Blanchard‘s estranged husband has responded to her request for a restraining order by filing one of his own. 

Both filings come less than two years after Blanchard and Ryan Anderson had a small prison wedding ceremony on July 21, 2022, in Livingston County, Missouri.

Court records have indicated that Ryan Anderson sought a restraining order against Blanchard on Thursday, April 11. 

Blanchard, on the other hand, filed for a restraining order on Monday, April 8, coinciding with her divorce filing. 

She is pursuing both temporary and permanent spousal support, citing Anderson’s fault in the marriage dissolution and requesting that he not receive any support. 

The court is scheduled to make a ruling on May 23. Notably, the former couple have been physically separated since March 25 and have lived apart since.

When they exchanged vows, Blanchard was midway through serving a ten-year prison term for her involvement in the 2015 murder plot against her mother, Claudine “DeeDee” Blanchard. 

Just before her parole and subsequent release in December 2023, Blanchard and Anderson shared the story of their initial encounter with PEOPLE.

As Anderson explained, he chose to correspond with his now-estranged wife after a colleague’s newfound fascination with penning letters to Joseph Allen Maldonado, famously recognized as “Joe Exotic,” in 2020.

“‘Tiger King’ was really popular at the time. ‘I’ll tell you what. If you write him, I’ll write Gypsy Rose Blanchard.’ I never thought she’d be my wife,” the 37-year-old recounted.

Despite the duo’s enthusiasm about starting their lives together, Blanchard’s father, Rod, voiced concerns about their relationship.

In a separate interview, he claimed that his daughter “can be spontaneous and make a quick decision and just jump into things without thinking.” Ultimately, Rod gave the union “a 50/50 chance that it’s going to work.”