Two investor groups are suing Selena Gomez, alleging she failed to deliver on promises to promote her mental health startup Wondermind.
Singer and actress Selena Gomez is being accused of fraud by investors in Wondermind, the mental health startup she co-founded in 2021.
They claim she failed to deliver on promises to leverage her global fame and social media following to promote the brand.
Investors also allege they were misled about the company’s leadership and prospects.
Gomez and her team have denied the allegations.
Here’s what you need to know.
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Gomez got her start as a child actress on ‘Barney & Friends’ before landing a lead role in Disney’s ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ in 2007.
Since then, she’s built a music career, earned an Emmy nomination for ‘Only Murders in the Building’, and launched Rare Beauty, now valued at over $US2 billion.
She’s also Instagram’s most-followed woman,…
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