Selena Gomez Responds to Fraud Claims About Her Mental Health Start-Up
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Selena Gomez is a famous singer and actress. She has a start-up company called Wondermind. Wondermind helps people with mental health.
Some investors say Selena Gomez did something wrong. They say she used fraud. Fraud means lying to get money.
The investors gave money to Wondermind. Now they say there was a problem with the company.
Selena Gomez's lawyer answered the accusations. The lawyer said the claims are not true. He called them baseless.
Baseless means there is no proof. Selena Gomez's team says the story is wrong.
This is a business problem, not a music problem. Selena Gomez is still famous for her songs and movies.
Many people are watching this story. Wondermind is a company about feelings and mental health.
We do not know what will happen next. The lawyer says Selena Gomez did nothing wrong.
Vocabulary7 words
- start-up
- a new small company
- mental health
- how a person feels and thinks inside
- investors
- people who give money to a company
- fraud
- lying to get money; very bad and against the law
- lawyer
- a person who helps with law problems
- baseless
- not true; no proof
- accusations
- when someone says a person did something bad
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Answer key
1. A start-up about mental health 2. Investors 3. False
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Selena Gomez is a famous singer and actress. She has a _____ company called Wondermind. Wondermind helps people with _____ health.
Some _____ say Selena Gomez did something wrong. They say she used _____. Fraud means lying to get money.
The investors gave money to Wondermind. Now they say there was a problem with the company.
Selena Gomez's _____ answered the accusations. The lawyer said the claims are not true. He called them _____.
Baseless means there is no proof. Selena Gomez's team says the story is wrong.
This is a business problem, not a music problem. Selena Gomez is still famous for her songs and movies.
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