Con artist Belle Gibson claims she's living on Centrelink | A Current Affair

for two years bill Gibson has made a mockery of the court refusing to pay a four hundred and ten thousand dollar fine just recently our cameras caught her flowing back in from a luxury holiday but today the cancer fraudsters was made to face the music well how do you feel about the prospect of jail time this is d-day strutting in stilettos donning black shades and chaperoned by two silks Mel Gibson could have been walking down the catwalk but today she was summoned to the federal court in Melbourne the people of Australia want to know why you haven't paid that fine while you were overseas this cancer fraudsters has a four hundred and ten thousand dollar fine hanging over her head for lying about donating money to charities if she didn't front up to today's hearing she could have been sent to jail how much is this costume it's really rubbing salt into their wounds again I think that she's not even putting their hand in her pocket to pay wellness blogger Belle Gibson shot to fame after claiming she cured her terminal cancer with healthy eating and natural remedies but it was all a hoax she never had cancer although Gibson received hundreds of thousands of dollars from sales of her app and book she only donated about ten thousand dollars to charity it's been almost two years since she was found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct in ordered to pay four hundred and ten thousand dollars until now Belle Gibson has thumbed her nose at authorities and ignored that fine today Gibson stepped into the witness box when asked about Clive Rothwell the man she's been living with since 2015 she said he's just a friend she claims he often pays the $600 a week rent for their Northcote home when she can't afford it when asked what Clive does for work Belle said I'm not sure when asked if she knows his income she said it's not my business it's very old thank you saying that Clive's just a friend I think everyone's got a few questions about that have anything to say a source close to the family has told a Current Affair that Belle and Clive have been in a relationship for years Belle Gibson told the court that she lives on scent link benefits and receives child support payments for her son just three months ago a Current Affair caught the queen of kon returning from a luxury overseas holiday don't you think it's more important to be paying back that fine rather than going on overseas trip Gipson enjoyed a month in Kenya and Ethiopia with her eight-year-old son well you've scanned the people in Australia don't louia Justin Lawrence I think there's no depth consumer affairs have watched the story they've looked at it and they've said maybe she's got resources maybe she's got money in the bank maybe she's got access to money we need to look a bit more closely at this to determine exactly what she does have because right now what we know is she hasn't paid a cent to anybody yet she's traveling over the other side of the world potentially spending tens of thousands of dollars on expensive holidays the East African safari and flights were a big focus of today's examination Gibson telling the court the trip was a gift from Clive with an estimated price tag of five thousand dollars when asked how Clive paid for it Gibson said I don't know another hot topic was Gibson's choice of wardrobe the 27 year old revealed she bought the dress she was wearing especially for today's court appearance with a price tag of $200 bail Gibson's lawyers claimed that client would struggle to pay them for another day in court I wouldn't buy the the suggestion that she can't afford a second day of legal representation I that just doesn't ring true to me I think if she's got lawyers there acting for her today a second day is not going to break the bank she'd be saying that for tactical reasons she's saying it so that they don't have the opportunity really to drill down into those documents the big question is under oath did Bell tell the truth or was today just another tale adding to her tangled web of lies gibson is back in court on the 6th of June

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Length: 4min 32sec (272 seconds)

Published: Tue May 14 2019