Belle Gibson: What happened to ‘Instagram’s Worst Con Artist’ after she was exposed?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Belle Gibson: What happened to ‘Instagram’s Worst Con Artist’ after she was exposed?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Belle Gibson gained fortune and millions of social media fans by duping followers into thinking she had managed a terminal cancer diagnosis through nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. The then–21–year–old Australian influencer’s shocking fraud story has now been told in a new ITV documentary, Instagram’s Worst Con Artist, which aired on Thursday. In the two-part documentary series, viewers learn how Gibson’s success and social media status came crumbling down after an investigation revealed she had never been diagnosed with brain cancer. open image in gallery Belle Gibson duped millions of people into thinking she managed terminal cancer with a healthy lifestyle Investigative journalist Richard Guillatt, whose wife had been diagnosed with cancer, started ringing experts to discuss Gibson’s illness claims and noticed something was amiss.

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The Instagram myth of holistic living: How Belle Gibson crafted her 'wellness guru' persona from falsehoods
3 years, 6 months ago

The Instagram myth of holistic living: How Belle Gibson crafted her 'wellness guru' persona from falsehoods

Firstpost  

If you were among Belle Gibson’s 3,00,000 Instagram followers and she had told you in 2013 that ’eating clean’ would cure your cancer, you would have probably believed her advice too. A new BBC Three documentary, Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con, follows the rise and fall of Belle Gibson through her ’teachings’ and influence on her followers, some young …

Belle Gibson, fake wellness blogger, fails to pay $410,000 fine for duping consumers over cancer
6 years, 6 months ago

Belle Gibson, fake wellness blogger, fails to pay $410,000 fine for duping consumers over cancer

ABC  

Fake wellness blogger Belle Gibson has failed to pay a $410,000 fine for duping consumers, prompting Consumer Affairs Victoria to make an "extraordinary" court application to be given the power to prosecute her for contempt of court. Consumer Affairs Victoria on Tuesday applied to have the court's penalty orders amended to allow it to prosecute Ms Gibson for contempt of …

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