Selena Gomez is being sued by five investors who backed her mental health company Wondermind Global, claiming she failed to fulfill promises and left the business in financial crisis. The lawsuit seeks $1.2m plus costs and damages, alleging that Gomez "falsely represented" the company's progress and ignored a contract obligating her to take an active role as head of marketing. According to the claim, Wondermind failed to meet basic obligations such as paying employees on time and never materialized partnerships and app promised to investors. The lawsuit was filed by Brent Saunders, CEO of Bausch + Lomb, among others, who were allegedly unaware of the company's difficulties until a investigative news report surfaced in September 2025.
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Selena Gomez is being sued by five investors who claim she committed fraud over her mental health startup, Wondermind Global. The plaintiffs invested nearly $1.2 million US in the company, which was launched in 2021 with a pitch to help users strengthen their "mental fitness". They argue that Gomez failed to fulfill promises of being actively involved in building and promoting the company, including creating a mobile app, and instead ignored her contract obligations. The investors claim that the company failed to meet even its basic obligations, such as paying employees and vendors on time. Gomez is one of the most-followed people on social media with over 500 million followers.
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Hollywood actress and singer Selena Gomez is being sued by five investors who backed Wondermind Global, a mental health business she founded with her mother.
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Shareholders are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises that she would be "actively building" the brand, saying her "abject dereliction of her duties" has left the company in a "state of financial calamity".
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The lawsuit seeks to recover around $1.2m (£890,000) it claims was invested as well as costs and damages.
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The BBC has contacted Wondermind and Gomez's representatives for comment.
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Gomez, who rose to fame as a child actor before moving into pop music, set up the mental health platform five years ago with her mother Mandy Teefey and businesswoman Daniella Pierson.
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It came after Gomez publicly discussed her own mental health struggles, including with bipolar disorder.
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The 34-year-old is one of the most-followed women in the world on social media, with over 500 million followers, and an estimated net worth of nearly $1bn.
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She also founded cosmetics company Rare Beauty, in 2020, which is closely associated with her name and image.
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Wondermind aimed to make mental health-related content more accessible through a digital platform, recruiting investors to back the venture.
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But the lawsuit claims Wondermind's founders "falsely represented" their position by suggesting "a full slate" of ad deals, celebrity cover stories, an app and other initiatives were already underway and promising that Gomez would take an active role as its head of marketing.
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"Gomez purported to sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the lawsuit claims.
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Gomez is currently listed as a co-founder on Wonderminds website, below her mother who is now in the chief executive role, following Pierson's departure from the company.
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The individuals behind the suit, based in New York and Florida, include Brent Saunders, chief executive of eye-health company Bausch + Lomb.
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The claimants' lawsuit alleges Wondermind failed to meet "even its most basic obligations, such as timely paying its employees and vendors".
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Promises including Wondermind's partnerships and app never materialised, according to the claim.
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"For three years, while the company quietly collapsed around them, not one of its founders, officers, or directors said a word to the investors whose money was funding the collapse," the complaint states.
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They said they were unaware of the company's difficulties until an investigative news story by the online magazine, The Cut, surfaced in September 2025.
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That report made allegations about Wondermind's finances and issues with its management, according to the lawsuit.
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The article showed that "Wondermind had no plan for its future - much less a plan for achieving a multi-billion dollar valuation," the lawsuit claims.
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