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Belle Gibson, disgraced 'wellness' advocate, facing legal action over cancer claims
Disgraced so-called wellness advocate Belle Gibson, who claimed to have cured her own cancer through alternative medicine before admitting she did not have the disease, is facing legal action.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-06/belle-gibson-legal-action-to-be-taken-against-wellness-advocate/7390612
"Consumer Affairs Victoria said it was preparing to take Ms Gibson to court following an in-depth investigation into alleged contraventions of Australian consumer law.
Ms Gibson claimed she was diagnosed with malignant brain cancer and told she only had a short time to live.
She built a social media empire around the claim that she cured her illness with nutrition and holistic medicine, launching a smartphone app and a cookbook, — The Whole Pantry — through Penguin publishing.
Ms Gibson admitted in an interview with the Australian Women's Weekly last year that her diagnosis was not real.
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Well, that's a start.
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