“16 and Pregnant” star Whitney Purvis said her teenage son Weston’s death “could’ve been prevented” if her ex-husband Weston Lewis Gosa Sr. had gotten him health insurance.
The former reality star’s eldest child died at age 16 on June 2 in Gordon County, Georgia. An official cause of death remains unknown.
Days after claiming she was denied entry to her son’s funeral, Purvis had shifted blame onto her ex for the death of their son.
“My son had diabetes, Addison’s disease, and alpha one anti-trypsin deficiency, and he had no medical insurance,” Purvis wrote on Facebook.
“But he had a life insurance policy taken out on him. His dad bought five cars in the last six months but couldn’t pay for medical insurance.”
“He brags about how much money he has and has the nerve to make a GoFundMe to help bury him when he was just going to cremate him anyway because it was the cheapest, plus he had the life insurance policy,” she added. “His death could’ve been prevented.”
Purvis, who appeared on the MTV show in 2009, asserted that her son should have had medical coverage due to her custody agreement with Gosa, with whom she also shares son River, 11.
“He should have had a Dexcom/glucose monitor that alerted when his sugar was going up or down to a dangerous level,” she went on.
“In our custody order, he was supposed to have medical insurance on our kids; that was part of our agreement. That just doesn’t sit right with me.”
Her claim comes just days after she alleged that she was denied entry to her son’s memorial service after arriving late, only to find out that she was not put on the guest list.
Purvis had arrived at Weston’s funeral at 4 p.m., having been told that was the scheduled start time.
However, she was turned away at the door when it became clear the ceremony had taken place two hours prior — and her name wasn’t even on the guest list, TMZ reports.
Sources close to Purvis blame her ex-husband Weston Lewis Gosa for the mix-up, though he strongly disputes her version of events.
Purvis confirmed her son’s death in a heartbreaking post on social media earlier this month.
“This is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is so cruel and unfair. I just don’t understand,” she wrote on Facebook.
“Oh my baby is gone and I don’t know what to do with myself. He was so perfect. This is really my worst nightmare come true.”
Purvis had welcomed Weston with Gosa during the first season of MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” in April 2009.
She went on to welcome River in 2014, however the couple had split shortly after.
The reality star went on to lose custody of both her children to their father after she was arrested in 2024 for failing to make child support payments, TMZ reported.
Weston Sr., for his part, had several run-ins with the law — including arrests for driving on a suspended license and smashing electronics.
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