Did Belle Gibson ever go to jail? The Australian wellness influencer built an empire on deceit and lies, all while never owning up to the truth.

She’s my absolutely favorite kind of protagonist to write because she’s so deeply flawed and problematic, but we can only speculate why,” says the creator of Netflix’s new series about Gibson, ‘Apple Cider Vinegar.

Her scam was exposed in 2015. Then in 2017, the Australian federal court decided Belle Gibson had made misleading and deceptive claims, and ordered her to pay a $410,000 (£207,000) fine, plus $30,000 (£15,000) in legal costs. The court gave her two weeks to pay this fine. She didn’t.