Selena Gomez and Her Mother Accused of Defrauding Investors as Mental-Health Startup ‘Collapsed’

Investors say they pumpbed $1.2 million into Wondermind and claim they were misled about Gomez's involvement

Superstar Selena Gomez and her mother are accused of defrauding investors of their mental health startup, Wondermind, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup.

Selena Gomez was sued on Thursday by investors who say the singer and actor committed fraud by failing to fulfil duties to build and promote her mental health startup.

Selena Gomez and her mental health startup accused of fraud  CNN

The star is being sued over claims she failed to deliver on promises to leverage her global celebrity and social-media following to promote Wondermind, which collapsed last year.

The star is being sued over claims she failed to deliver on promises to leverage her global celebrity and social-media following to promote Wondermind, which collapsed last year.

The lawsuit claimed Gomez and her mother falsely represented the organization’s infrastructure

Investors sue Selena Gomez for alleged fraud over mental-health start-up  Reuters

Selena Gomez sued for fraud over mental health startup Wondermind  USA Today

Investors argue that the celebrity failed to fulfill duties to build and promote Wondermind Global as head of marketing

Five men allege they were duped into investing $1.2 million in Wondermind based on a "fiction."

Mario Anzuoni/REUTERS Selena Gomez and her mother, Mandy Teefey, have been accused of deceiving investors into contributing over $1 million to their failing company. Wondermind SRS 44 LLC and Bespoke Wondermind LLC have filed lawsuits against the pop star’s company, Wondermind Global, according to lawsuit filings obtai

Selena Gomez And Wondermind Startup Sued For Allegedly Defrauding Investors  forbes.com

Wondermind, founded by Selena Gomez, her mom Mandy Teefey and Daniella Pierson in 2021, came into controversy last year.

In a new lawsuit, Wondermind investors claimed Gomez actively distanced herself from the company because of "several personal disputes" with her mom.