Fake cancer blogger Belle Gibson fined £240,000

Australian fraudster claimed to have held off terminal cancer with clean living

Belle Gibson
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A disgraced wellness blogger who lied about having cancer and curing herself through “clean living” has been fined $410,000 (£240,000) by an Australian court.

Belle Gibson, 25, deceived her fans - which included cancer patients - for two years before being outed as a fraudster in 2015.

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