Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims
Selena Gomez is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by investors who allege she failed to fulfill her marketing duties for the mental health platform Wondermind. Her legal team characterizes the fraud claims as meritless and vague, asserting that she never held a management role in the company.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal complexities and risks associated with celebrity-backed startups and the expectations placed on public figures as co-founders.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Lucy Hooker Business reporter Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Selena Gomez's social media accounts brim with adoring fans: two million likes for her most recent post showing her and her husband in a rose-petal strewn hotel, and thousands of comments praising her beauty, her lipstick and the perfume brand she founded.
This week the PR focus for the star – who rose to fame on the Disney channel but has moved into song-writing, films and TV drama – was supposed to be on the upcoming series six of Only Murders in the Building that sees its podcasting sleuths transfered to London for their next adventure.
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