The parent or caregiver of the child either fabricates fake symptoms or deliberately causes symptoms to make it appear as though the child is unwell. Munchausen Syndrome proxy is as a mental illness and a form of child abuse. Hulu describes the series, which is due for release on streaming service Starzplay (available on Amazon Prime Video) on 14th June - as being about "a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother". Gypsy is played by Fargo's Joey King, and Dee Dee by Patricia Arquette. Gypsy claims Dee suffered from Munchausen Syndrome proxy, which caused her to force her daughter to take medications to induce sickness. The Hulu anthology series follows Gypsy, who was convicted of killing her mother Dee Dee in 2015. The Act is a dark new drama based on the disturbing true story of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard and their complex mother-daughter relationship that culminated in murder.
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