Lawyers say the pop star and actress “should never have been dragged into” a legal fight over the mental health startup.
Selena Gomez is hitting back hard against claims that she was involved in fraud at the mental health startup Wondermind, saying she had nothing to do with the situation and calling the lawsuit “egregiously improper and legally deficient.”.
The lawsuit centers on claims that Teefey and her former co-CEO, Daniella Pierson, misrepresented the company’s structure and finances to investors Brent Saunders, Marc Roberts, EJ Solimine, Andrew Resnick and Mark Peikin.
One allegation is that Teefey and Pierson falsely said Gomez would be heavily involved as Wondermind’s head of marketing, when in reality the star worked to “actively distance” herself from the company.
According to Gomez’s lawyers, this claim demonstrates in and of itself that she should not be involved in the lawsuit. The attorneys say that since Gomez had no role in Wondermind’s fundraising or management, she “could not possibly have engaged in any ‘fraud.’”.
The lawsuit tries to plead around this issue by suggesting that Gomez had access to Wondermind’s financial numbers, and thus she must have known that company investors were being lied to.
But Gomez’s lawyers say this is faulty too.
In a statement sent to Billboard, Rosengart says their motion demonstrates that “the claims against her are completely meritless, if not frivolous.”.
The investors’ attorneys did not immediately return a request for comment on Wednesday.
Wondermind launched in 2021 with plans for a suite of mental health media initiatives, including a digital magazine, mobile app and podcast. The company was thrust into the spotlight last year, when the Cut published a bombshell article reporting that the company’s finances were in dire condition due in part to Teefey’s alleged substance abuse issues and erratic behavior.
In the Cut article, Teefey denied allegations of company mismanagement and said Wondermind remained viable: “I started Wondermind because I wanted to help people with mental illness,” she said in a statement to the magazine.
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