Selena Gomez is pushing back against fraud allegations brought by five investors in Wondermind, a mental health platform she cofounded with her mother five years ago. The investors claim Gomez breached her contract by not properly backing the company and allege they were defrauded of nearly $1.2 million they invested.
Gomez's attorney, Matthew Rosengart, has asked that she be dismissed from the case entirely, characterizing the claims as "threadbare," "vague, generalised and contradictory." He said Gomez never agreed to manage the company or make the commitments the investors allege she promised.
"The claims against her are meritless if not frivolous," Rosengart said. The legal team is exploring additional remedies for Gomez, including seeking sanctions against the plaintiffs.
The investors had claimed they were told that "Selena Gomez, one of the most famous women on earth, with a billion-dollar brand and a platform unmatched in social media, would be actively building the company as its head of marketing." Gomez's pushback places her mother and a third co-founder alongside the company as defendants in the case.
