Netflix's new series 'Apple Cider Vinegar' explores the shocking tale of Belle Gibson, a wellness influencer who fabricated a terminal cancer diagnosis to build a successful brand. The series dives into Gibson's elaborate scheme, her rise to fame, and the eventual downfall that exposed her lie.
It's no secret that we all love a good scammer story. If you admit to having an unhealthy fascination with the likes of Caroline Calloway or Anna Delvey, allow us to introduce you to your latest obsession: Apple Cider Vinegar. The new Netflix show is inspired by the real-life story of Belle Gibson, a woman who built a hugely successful wellness brand on an elaborate lie that she had cancer.
The show is based on the book The Woman Who Fooled the World, by Australian journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano who researched and reported on Gibson’s story. (Funnily enough, the Netflix show is coming out alongside news of another cancer-scammer adaptation based on the story of Amanda Riley). If Apple Cider Vinegar has left you craving a deep dive into Gibson's bizarre story, here's everything we know about how the one-time influencer scammed thousands and where she is today. \What is Apple Cider Vinegar about? Apple Cider Vinegar stars Kaitlyn Dever as Gibson. The show takes us back to 2010 when Gibson, who had faked a brain cancer diagnosis, was preaching the power of natural remedies, claiming that they had kept her alive. A rivalry with fellow influencer Milla Blake (Alicia Debnam-Carey) spurs her to make her scam more and more elaborate until, inevitably, the truth finally comes out. In the meantime, we learn about how her complicated past may have led her to this bizarre lie. \What really happened with Belle Gibson? The Netflix series is largely based on real events. Gibson was an Australian influencer who claimed to have survived terminal brain cancer using alternative therapies and nutrition. Her success led to the app The Whole Pantry and a cookbook of the same name. At one time, she had over 200,000 followers. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, her Whole Pantry recipe app cost $3.79 AUD and was purchased over 300,000 times — that's over $1 million AUD. \How was Belle Gibson's scam uncovered? In 2015, journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano began to dig into Gibson’s claims, revealing that not only was she not donating proceeds from her app to charity, as she had claimed, she also had never had cancer. She was later fined $410,000 AUD for misleading or deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct. Gibson was, effectively, disgraced: the publisher of Gibson's cookbook, Penguin Australia, dropped her book, which Apple removed her app from its ads. Gibson was forced to own up to her lie. 'None of it's true,' she told Australian Women's Weekly in 2015. 'I don't want forgiveness,' she said. “I just think was the responsible thing to do. Above anything, I would like people to say, 'Okay, she's human. She's obviously had a big life.'” \Where is Belle Gibson now? So, what happened to Gibson after her lie was uncovered? Well, for one thing, Gibson has been at the centre of an on-going legal battle. As ABC reported, Gibson appeared in court in May 2019 and claimed she could not pay the $410,000 AUD fine. ABC later reported that she made a second court appearance in June of the same year with the same claims. In January 2020, Gibson was later subjected to a “search and sale” raid in which her home was searched for assets to repay the fine, per ABC. A similar raid was conducted in May 2021, per The Guardian. Gibson claims that she has been “adopted” by the Ethiopian Oromo community in Melbourne. According to ABC, Gibson has changed her name to Sabontu and learned to speak Oromo and introduced herself as Sabontu. She reportedly said she was 'blessed to be adopted' by the community
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