August 17, 2026
Joshua Wurtzel recently joined Entertainment Tonight on-air to discuss the fraud lawsuit filed against Selena Gomez and Wondermind, the mental health startup she co-founded with her mother, Mandy Teefey.
The lawsuit was brought by investors who allege they invested nearly $1.2 million in Wondermind based on representations about the company’s leadership, financial prospects and planned initiatives. Among other allegations, the investors claim the company never developed its promised mental health app and that funds were used for personal expenses.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Joshua offers his assessment of the claims against Gomez, questioning the strength of the case and whether the allegations can ultimately be tied to her conduct.
“I think the case against Selena Gomez is very, very weak. I think that they tried to attribute a lot of things that the company did and said to her,” Joshua says.
Joshua also addresses the investors’ allegations regarding how Wondermind’s funds were spent. “I don't think the investors actually know where the money went,” Joshua tells Entertainment Tonight. “But the one thing that they do allege is that approximately sixty thousand dollars a month was used to pay for one of the co-founders' monthly rent in a Manhattan apartment.”
Gomez has since pushed back against the lawsuit. Her attorneys have filed a motion seeking to dismiss the case, calling the claims against her meritless and arguing that the allegations do not establish that she committed fraud.
Watch the full segment on Entertainment Tonight.
Joshua Wurtzel is a partner at Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP who focuses his practice on complex commercial, real-estate, and commercial-lending litigation. He has been recognized on the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch® in America” list in Commercial Litigation and the New York Metro Super Lawyers® "Rising Stars" list in Business Litigation.