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Belle Gibson, fake wellness blogger, fined $410,000 over false cancer claims

Belle Gibson, fake wellness blogger, fined $410,000 over false cancer claims.

Fake wellness blogger Belle Gibson has been ordered to pay a fine of $410,000 after being found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct earlier this year.

The Federal Court in Melbourne found she misled her readers when she claimed her brain cancer was cured through alternative therapies and nutrition.

Ms Gibson made $420,000 after building a social media empire and releasing The Whole Pantry cookbook and app, based on the claims.

The court heard Ms Gibson made false claims about donating a large portion of her profits to charities.

In March, Federal Court Judge Debbie Mortimer upheld "most but not all" of CAV's allegations against Ms Gibson.

Ms Gibson has been fined for five separate contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law Act. »

American Icon and Playboy Founder, Hugh M. Hefner, Has Died

Authored by prnewswire.com

In the process, Playboy became the largest-selling and most influential men's magazine in the world, spawning a number of successful global businesses.

From the very start, Playboy was about more than just the beautiful women featured in its pages.

About Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Playboy is one of the most recognized and popular consumer brands in the world. »

Royal Caribbean sends cruise ship to help evacuate people from Puerto Rico

Authored by fox8.com

NEW YORK – Royal Caribbean is using a cruise ship to help evacuate people from Puerto Rico and deliver needed supplies to Caribbean islands.

Adventure arrives in San Juan on Wednesday and will take evacuees to Fort Lauderdale before returning to Puerto Rico next week.

Norwegian Cruise Line is working with the disaster relief group All Hands Volunteers to help rebuild schools and infrastructure in Puerto Rico. »

Hacking pioneer John Draper, aka Cap’n Crunch, needs funds for medical help

Authored by venturebeat.com

The whistle emitted a tone at 2600 hertz, which happened to be the same tone AT&T used to reset its phone lines.

Draper became famous for the stunt, which conferred on him the Cap’n Crunch alias.

He was profiled in Esquire magazine in 1971, and that article inspired Steve Wozniak to invite Draper for a meeting. »

ABC Wanted to Cancel 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' but Disney Wouldn't Let Them

Authored by mcuexchange.com

Recently Variety shared some behind the scenes information on how things are going over at ABC.

A good chunk of the article details the problems Inhumans has had, but there isn’t much new to share there.

But clearly, Disney sees enough value to it, probably because of its ability to cross-promote the film division, that they “mandated” ABC keep it alive. »