Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims
Selena Gomez is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit from investors who claim she failed to fulfill her marketing duties for the mental health platform Wondermind. Her legal team argues the allegations are meritless and that she never agreed to manage the company's day-to-day operations.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal risks celebrities face when lending their personal brands to startups and the potential for investor litigation when business expectations do not align with contractual reality.
Image source, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images By Lucy Hooker Business reporter Published 28 August 2026, 00:08 BST Updated 1 hour ago 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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