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Infamous cancer fraudster Belle Gibson has erupted at a television reporter in a fiery exchange at a petrol station after being confronted over unpaid fines she claims she can’t afford to pay.
Gibson was fined $410,000 by the Federal Court in 2017 for lying about having cancer while promoting her Whole Pantry app and cookbook.
She claimed to have cured her terminal brain cancer with a healthy diet and encouraged others to swap conventional medicine for natural remedies.
Six years on, it’s understood the fine is yet to be paid due to massive personal debts, which may have spiralled to more than $500,000 with interest.
Gibson was filling up her Subaru Forester at a petrol station in Melbourne‘s northern suburbs when she was ambushed by A Current Affair, which aired the segment on Monday night.
Channel Nine reporter Sam Cucchiara repeatedly asked Gibson about the outstanding fine, the …