Selena Gomez Sued Over Mental Health Startup
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Selena Gomez is a famous singer and actress. She also started a company called Wondermind. The company helps people with mental health.
Now, Selena Gomez and Wondermind are in trouble. Someone has filed a lawsuit against them. A lawsuit is when a person asks a court to help them.
The lawsuit says Gomez and Wondermind did fraud. Fraud means lying to get money. The lawsuit says they lied to investors. Investors are people who give money to a company.
The lawsuit says the investors lost money because of the lies. It is called defrauding. This means taking money from people by lying.
Wondermind is a startup. A startup is a new small company. Wondermind talks about mental health. Mental health means how a person feels inside.
This news comes from CNN, a big news company. The story happened in 2026.
Right now, we do not know more details. We do not know how much money it was. We do not know what Gomez will say about it.
Vocabulary5 words
- lawsuit
- asking a court for help with a problem
- fraud
- lying to get money or things
- investors
- people who give money to help a company grow
- defrauding
- taking money from someone by lying
- startup
- a new small company
Quiz
Answer key
1. A mental health startup 2. Defrauded investors 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Selena Gomez is a famous singer and actress. She also started a company called _____.
The company helps people with _____ health.
Someone has filed a _____ against them.
The lawsuit says Gomez and Wondermind did _____.
The lawsuit says they lied to _____.
Investors are people who give money to a _____.
It is called _____.
Wondermind is a _____.
This news comes from _____, a big news company.
We do not know how much _____ it was.
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