{"id":44854,"date":"2026-08-14T18:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44854"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:02:49","slug":"selena-gomez-mom-sued-for-allegedly-defrauding-investors-out-of-1-million-in-mental-health-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44854","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez &#038; Mom Sued For Allegedly Defrauding Investors Out Of $1 Million In Mental Health Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- .ad-spot --><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_616794\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1786640865-1.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-616794\" class=\"size-large wp-image-616794\" src=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1786640865-1-595x486.jpeg\" alt=\"Selena Gomez &amp; Mandy Teefey\" width=\"595\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1786640865-1-595x486.jpeg 595w, https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1786640865-1-150x123.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1786640865-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-616794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selena Gomez &amp; Mandy Teefey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"more-616791\"\/>Selena Gomez &amp; Mom Sued For Allegedly Defrauding Investors Out Of $1 Million In Mental Health Startup<\/h3>\n<p>#<strong>SelenaGomez<\/strong> and her mother, #<strong>MandyTeefey<\/strong>, are facing a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving investors into pouring more than $1 million into their mental health company, <em>Wondermind Global<\/em>, while the business was quietly falling apart behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>According to docs obtained by TMZ, the suit, filed by investment firms Wondermind SRS 44 LLC and Bespoke Wondermind LLC, names Wondermind, Gomez, Teefey and former business partner Daniella Pierson as defendants, alleging the trio misrepresented the company\u2019s infrastructure and leadership to secure funding \u2014 with Gomez\u2019s TV appearances and interviews cited as key selling points that drew investors in. The complaint further claims Gomez appeared deeply involved in the company early on but did little once the money came in, while Pierson allegedly exaggerated her business track record and the returns investors could expect.<br \/>__________<\/p>\n<p>The investors were allegedly kept in the dark for years, with the filing stating, \u201c<strong>for three years, while the company quietly collapsed around them, not one of its founders, officers or directors said a word to the investors<\/strong>.\u201d Investors say they only learned the truth after a September 2025 expos\u00e9 from The Cut described Wondermind as being in disarray, detailing Teefey\u2019s alleged substance abuse struggles, mismanagement, and Gomez\u2019s alleged neglect of her responsibilities. When confronted about the article\u2019s claims, the suit alleges Teefey attempted to shift blame onto Pierson, who had already exited the company by then.<br \/>__________<\/p>\n<p>Teefey has denied the substance abuse allegations and disputed claims the company was in turmoil, telling the outlet at the time, \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that a few disgruntled employees with an ax to grind can spread lies about me and distort the truth.\u201d The plaintiffs are suing for securities fraud, seeking the return of their investment along with unspecified additional damages.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db_GQtePUXT\/?igsh=bjB5ang1Nm5rM28z<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n\t\t\t<!-- .ad-spot -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selena Gomez &amp; Mandy Teefey Selena Gomez &amp; Mom Sued For Allegedly Defrauding Investors Out Of $1 Million In Mental Health Startup #SelenaGomez and her mother, #MandyTeefey, are facing a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving investors into pouring more than $1 million into their mental health company, Wondermind Global, while the business was quietly falling&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1786640865-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}