What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, comedian Londale Theus Jr. joins the show to discuss Belle Gibson who was set to be next biggest wellness guru but 10 years later, her international empire built on a cancer journey has crumbled. Stay schemin’!

This was originally recorded on July 1,  2024.

 

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

 

Sources:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/instagram-scammer-belle-gibson-now-32670038

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/expensive-clothes-overseas-trips-belle-gibson-s-expenses-in-the-spotlight-20190514-p51nau.html

https://www.elle.com.au/culture/news/what-we-know-about-belle-gibson-5919/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6762183/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/belle-gibson-b2535312.html

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/29/jules-gibson-munchausen-by-internet-sickness-bloggers-fake-it-whole-pantry

https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/cancer-fraud-belle-gibson-how-the-wellness-industry-became-the-other-casualty-20171027-gz9aoi.html

https://inews.co.uk/culture/belle-gibson-now-instagrams-con-artist-3021825

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-21/home-of-cancer-fraudster-belle-gibson-raided/100155744

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