'Wellness Guru' Belle Gibson lied about having brain cancer, profited from lying about bogus cancer

[uriel1972]

5. There was a rush of acceptance...

by the media and publishing dealers, none of whom seemed to want to question the story until way too late.

The more I hear of her the more she seems to be a fantasist rather than a scam artist. Without the gushing aceptance of the media, publishers and others who should have been diligent, she would just be another fantasist living in their fairy-tale world.

Was she wrong to do what she did? Yes, of course, but she did not do it alone.