Selena Gomez Pushes Back on “Baseless” Wondermind Lawsuit.
Selena Gomez is voicing her opinions. Following allegations that the "Calm Down" singer's mother Mandy Teefey and co-founder Daniella Pierson had defrauded investors in their mental health firm in a statement, Wondermind's legal team responded to the accusations in a securities fraud and breach of contract case.
"The allegations that Selena Gomez engaged in any way whatsoever in any purported 'fraud' or other wrongdoing are completely meritless, both factually and legally,” on August 15, Gomez's attorney Mathew S. Rosengart gave a statement to news organizations. “We will vigorously defend these false allegations and indeed are filing a motion to dismiss the baseless claims against her.”
Gomez, Teefey, and Pierson are named as defendants in a lawsuit that publications obtained on August 13. The limited liability companies Wondermind SRS 44 and Bespoke Wondermind SPV claimed that nearly $1.2 million was invested in Wondermind due to misleading claims made to investors, including the claim that Gomez would be "intimately involved" in the business.
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"Gomez purported to sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the complaint said. "The partnerships did not exist. The initiatives never materialized. The app was never built. And for three years, while the Company quietly collapsed around them, not one of its founders, officers, or directors said a word to the investors whose money was funding the collapse."
The case claims that investors were unaware of the company's purported difficulties until September 2025, when The Cut published an exposé in which former employes accused Teefey of using narcotics at the Wondermind headquarters. (Teefey has refuted the accusations.)
The lawsuit also referenced an August 2025 Forbes story in which former employes claimed that Pierson, 31, was "pushed out" of the venture due to conflicts with Teefy, 50, less than two years after he and Gomez, 34, co-founded it in November 2021.
A representative for Pierson informed the newspaper at the time that she "would not characterize it as 'pushed out,'" noting that “leaving Wondermind was a very difficult decision, but she was proud of what they had built in the time there.”
Pierson responded to the lawsuit by telling the New York Times in a statement that she had “categorically denies the allegations against her and welcomes the opportunity to present concrete documentation and financial records that establish the facts.”
Reps for Gomez, Teefey, and Pierson have been contacted by news organizations for comment on the complaint, but they have not responded.
According to the organization's website, Wondermind, which formally debuted in 2022, is the "first mental fitness ecosystem" and an "easy, inclusive space where people could come together to explore, discuss, and navigate their feelings."
Following the startup's announcement, Gomez talked about her personal challenges with mental health and why she was motivated to develop Wondermind.
"Something I've always tried to do in my career is make sure I lend my voice to places where it matters," in November 2021, she informed Entrepreneur. "And I have to give my mom credit for that because she taught me everything."
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