Episode 6: Belle Gibson (Cancer Wellness Scammer) Controversial Figures podcast

Episode 6: Belle Gibson (Cancer Wellness Scammer)

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Belle Gibson was followed and endorsed by holistic medicine practitioners, food as medicine believers, and cancer survivors alike. Belle had created the wildly popular The Whole Pantry blog describing how she had cured herself of multiple cancers.

It was estimated Belle and her company were worth millions. So how did Belle become worth exactly $0 in 2015? And where is Belle today? Find out today on the Controversial Figures Podcast.
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Episode Sources:

Amazon The Whole Pantry Book https://www.amazon.com/The-Whole-Pantry/dp/0718180410
BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41423491
Brisbane Times https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/what-we-haven-t-learned-from-belle-gibson-20200126-p53utm.html
Donelly, Beau and Nick Toscano, The Woman Who Fooled the World: Belle Gibson's Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry, 2017.
Health Goop Jade Egg Suit https://www.health.com/condition/sexual-health/jade-egg-goop
News AU https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/belle-gibson-has-been-adopted-by-ethiopian-community-in-melbourne/news-story/faef622ee9d2b5bee4e4a9518420c315
The Guardian Articles
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/20/cancer-con-artist-belle-gibson-cries-while-in-court-over-unpaid-410000-fine
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/17/cancer-con-artist-belle-gibson-to-face-court-over-failure-to-pay-410000-penalty
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gibson
Music: The 6 is Silent by Skyjelly

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