The star and her mother are being sued for millions for a huge fraud

Pop star and actress Selena Gomez (34) and her mother Mandy Tippy (50) find themselves at the center of a huge lawsuit. According to legal documents obtained by the TMZ website, two investment companies decided to drag the two and their former partner to court, claiming that they had defrauded investors so that they would pour more than a million dollars into their joint venture, Wondermind Global, while the business itself was secretly faltering and crashing from the inside.

Investors in the venture, a well-being and mental health startup founded by Selina, her mother Mandy, and former partner Danielle Pearson, are outraged by the report and claim that the mother and daughter misrepresented them into believing the company had the infrastructure and resources needed to become a thriving platform. According to them, to milk the high investment money from them. But what did the star and her mother claim to have caused them to open their wallets?

Gomez was recruited for the marketing effort, appeared on television programs and was frequently interviewed about the business in order to create an image according to which they claim that she is involved in the project in every square meter of her limbs. However, in reality, the investors claim that as soon as the big money landed in the bank account, Selena simply disappeared, stopped donating to the company and not a finger was lifted.

They also have a full belly about the other partner, Pearson: the investors, according to the documents, claim that she presented receipts for her past successes – and made promises of adequate returns that did not come. For three whole years, while the company was collapsing in complete silence around them, none of the founders or managers bothered to say a single word to the investors whose money they claimed financed this collapse.

According to the lawsuit, filed by the companies Wondermind SRS 44 LLC and Bespoke Wondermind LLC, investors discovered the bitter truth about the mess only in September 2025, after The Cut magazine published a revealing investigative article that described the company as being in “a state of complete disarray” and revealed that it had difficulty meeting the most basic obligations, such as paying employees and suppliers on time. The investigation did not stop there and attributed to Mandy’s mother severe problems of addiction to prohibited substances along with failed management at the highest levels. And what about Selena? It turns out that against the background of conflicts and personal troubles with her mother, the star showed “complete neglect of her duties to society” and actively tried to stay away from the business.

When the shocked investors turned to Mandy to get explanations about the mess revealed by the investigation, she was quick to point an accusing finger at partner Daniela, who had already left the sinking ship. The mother of the pop star strongly denied the rumors of drug problems and claims that the company was never in trouble. In a sharp and charged response, she said that “It is unfortunate that a handful of disgruntled employees, who have an account to settle with me, can spread lies about me and distort the truth. It is even more disappointing that the media is ready to amplify their lies.” Meanwhile, the investors are suing the company and the founders for securities fraud and are demanding their money back along with additional compensation.