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The actor and singer is being sued, along with her mother, over their mental health start-up Wondermind Global
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Selena Gomez’s lawyers have slammed a lawsuit accusing the actor and singer of fraud, calling the claims “completely meritless, both factually and legally.”
The 34-year-old actor and singer launched mental health start-up Wondermind Global in 2021 alongside her mother Mandy Teefey and their former business partner Daniella Pierson.
On Friday, they were sued by investors in the company who claimed that Gomez failed to deliver on promises she would be actively involved in building the company as head of marketing.
However, her lawyer Mathew S. Rosengart has now responded in a statement to People, saying: “The allegations that Selena Gomez engaged in any way whatsoever in any purported ‘fraud’ or other wrongdoing are completely meritless, both factually and legally.”
Rosengart added: “We will vigorously defend these false allegations and indeed are filing a motion to dismiss the baseless claims against her.”
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they invested nearly $1.2 million in Wondermind Global, which promised to help users strengthen their “mental fitness.”
The suit was filed in federal court in Delaware.
“Gomez purported to sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it,” the lawsuit claimed.
“There was no legitimate enterprise in the works, much less a lucrative one,” the plaintiffs added, saying that the company failed to meet “even its most basic obligations, such as timely paying its employees and vendors.”
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The lawsuit argues that the plaintiffs were unaware of the company's troubles until an online news story detailed them in September 2025. Plaintiffs are seeking to recoup their investments and legal fees.
In May last year, a source told People that Gomez had personally stepped in after learning that employees had not been paid.