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  "id": 805484,
  "title": "Selena Gomez accused of fraud by investors in her mental health start-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/selena-gomez-accused-of-fraud-by-investors-in-her-mental-health-start",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-13T21:10:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/selena-gomez-accused-of-fraud-by-investors-in-her-mental-health-startup-20260814-p60o8l.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Selena Gomez is being sued by investors in her mental health start-up Wondermind. The lawsuit alleges that Gomez and her team failed to deliver on promises to promote the company using her celebrity and social media presence.\n\nAccording to Billboard, the lawsuit claims that Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey, and former Wondermind executive Danielle Pierson duped five men into investing $1.2 million in the company in 2022. The investors say they discovered the alleged fraud after reading a critical article about Wondermind in The Cut last year.\n\nWondermind collapsed last year. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday, August 13.",
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        "title": "Selena Gomez & Her Mental Health Startup Hit With Investor Fraud Lawsuit: ‘Financial Calamity’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/selena-gomez-her-mental-health-startup-hit-with-investor-fraud",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Selena Gomez accused of fraud by investors in her mental health start-up",
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        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/investors-sue-selena-gomez-alleging-fraud-tied-to-her-mental-health",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Selena Gomez faces fraud allegations over mental health startup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/selena-gomez-faces-fraud-allegations-over-mental-health-startup",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Selena Gomez sued for alleged fraud over mental health company",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T12:37:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Selena Gomez’s Mental Health Startup Was a Sham, Investors Claim in Federal Lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/selena-gomezs-mental-health-startup-was-a-sham-investors-claim-in",
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      {
        "outlet": "Entrepreneur",
        "title": "Selena Gomez Was Just Sued for $1.2 Million Over Her Mental Health Startup. Here’s What Her Investors Allege.",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T18:43:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Selena Gomez accused of fraud by investors over mental health startup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/selena-gomez-accused-of-fraud-by-investors-over-mental-health-startup",
        "published": "2026-08-14T19:22:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Selena Gomez sued for alleged fraud over mental health company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/selena-gomez-sued-for-alleged-fraud-over-mental-health-company-914497",
        "published": "2026-08-14T22:55:01.000Z"
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