Selena Gomez and her mother are facing a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, accusing them of defrauding investors of their mental health startup, Wondermind Global.
The investors allege that Gomez, who stars in Only Murders in the Building, committed fraud by failing to fulfill her duties as head of marketing. The lawsuit claims she failed to build and market the startup, specifically neglecting to leverage her global celebrity and social-media following to promote the business.
The plaintiffs, who invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, brought the suit after the startup collapsed last year.