Inspired by a royal story based on lies, miniseries accompanies influencer who lied about cancer healing with alternative methods
The miniseries Apple cider arrived at Netflix About a week ago and drew attention because of some facts that happen in the plot. Moreover, because it is based on a real story that involves lies and deceits, many viewers have been in doubt about what is real and what is false in production.
The history of the miniseries is inspired by the Australian influencer Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Duty), which gains fame in saying that he has healed terminal brain cancer using natural methods.
It attracts thousands of followers and published an app and a bestseller book. However, as popularity grows, doubts begin to emerge about the veracity of Gibson. Investigations reveal that she never had cancer and that her promises have not been kept.
The six episodes of the miniseries are made from the book The Woman Who Fooled the World (in free translation, “the woman who deceived the world”, still without Brazilian edition), released in 2017 by journalists BEAU DONELLY and Tuscan Nickwhich unmasked the network of lies of Gibson.
What is the real story that inspires apple vinegar?
The story of Belle Gibson It starts in 2010, when it releases, in a pregnant forum, which received a brain tumor diagnosis and has a maximum of four months of life.
Then she begins to share her routine, stating that she has healed cancer with a series of alternative procedures. After the huge success and attract a series of followers, Gibson launched the book and the application The Whole Pantrywhich brought together recipes that allegedly healed the body.
The lie began to be unmasked when journalists BEAU DONELLY and Tuscan Nick were sought by friends of Gibson who suspected the stories told by her. After the investigations, it was discovered that she lied about donations to charitable projects and that she had not even really been diagnosed with cancer.
Belle Gibson’s book was taken out of circulation and she was ordered to pay a fine of over 400,000 Australian dollars.
What is more true and lie in apple vinegar.
Belle Gibson profitable with the lie: Truth
With the book and the recipe application, the influencer has made a lot of money. She promised that the funds were donated to charities, but the investigation proved the opposite.
Instead, Belle Gibson He began to live a luxury life. She rented a millionaire house, besides buying a car and designer clothes.
Milla Blake: fiction inspired by the
According to Netflixone of the objectives of production is to show as miraculous and allegedly effective and natural promises released on the Internet can be dangerous.
The title is a reference to the ingredient that is highly recommended by influencers as a supposed medicine, which has no scientific proof and can still be harmful to health.
Showing the risks of believing in this type of recommendation, the series also follows the character’s story Milla Blake. Although fictitious, it is inspired by JESS AINSCOUGH (Alycia Debnam-Carey), a magazine editor who abandoned cancer treatment to bet on alternative methods and died from the disease.
Funeral Invasion: Truth
In one of the scenes of Apple vinegar, Gibson invades the funeral of Milla Crying wildly, leaving family and friends of the uncomfortable woman. The story really happened after the death of JESSICA AINSCOUGH.
At the time, the influencer appeared in the funeral to show “that he was more shaken than anyone,” according to journalists. Although Gibson and Ainscough Really if they knew, the two were never real friends.
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Source: Rollingstone

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