Five investors are suing Selena Gomez over claims that she failed to deliver on promises to help build Wondermind, leaving the mental health company in serious financial trouble.
Selena Gomez is facing a lawsuit from five investors who say the mental health company she co-founded was allowed to fall into financial difficulty while promises made to them went unfulfilled.
The investors, based in New York and Florida, are seeking to recover about $1.2m (£890,000) they put into Wondermind Global, along with damages and legal costs.
Their lawsuit accuses Gomez of failing to play the active role she had allegedly promised to take in developing the business. It claims she agreed to help build the brand and serve as its head of marketing, but later did not fulfil those commitments.
The complaint describes her alleged failure as an “abject dereliction of her duties” and says Wondermind was left in a “state of financial calamity”.
Gomez launched Wondermind in 2021 with her mother, Mandy Teefey, and businesswoman Daniella Pierson. The company was designed to make conversations around mental health more accessible through digital content and other services.
The venture attracted investors after its founders presented plans that allegedly included advertising deals, celebrity partnerships, magazine features and an app.
According to the lawsuit, however, several of those plans never materialised.
“Gomez purported to sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it,” the investors allege.
The claimants also say Wondermind struggled to meet basic financial obligations, including paying employees and suppliers on time.
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They say they did not realise how serious the company’s problems had become until an investigative report by The Cut in September 2025 brought attention to its finances and management.
Wondermind’s website still lists Gomez as a co-founder, while her mother is now the company’s chief executive. Pierson has since left the business.
Gomez, 34, has built a huge personal brand since becoming a child actor and later a successful pop star. She has more than 500 million social media followers and founded cosmetics company Rare Beauty in 2020.
Her public discussions about mental health were also an important part of the identity behind Wondermind.
The lawsuit does not mean the allegations have been proven. Gomez and Wondermind have yet to publicly respond to the claims.
