Belle Gibson must apologise for what she has done, says regulator

Victoria's consumer affairs regulator wants disgraced health blogger Belle Gibson to publicly apologise for lying about curing her cancer.

Belle Gibson

Belle Gibson in an interview with 60 Minutes. Source: 60 Minutes

Victoria's consumer watchdog wants fake cancer patient Belle Gibson to publicly apologise for claiming to have cured her own terminal cancer with healthy foods and natural therapies.

Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched Federal Court action against the disgraced health blogger, saying she falsely claimed she had healed herself naturally when promoting her Whole Pantry app and book.

The regulator want Ms Gibson to pay a fine and publish in newspapers an apology that acknowledges her lies and advises cancer patients to seek advice from medical professionals, according to court documents released on Friday.


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