Selena Gomez faces backlash as the singer unable to pay mental health startup employees

Selena Gomez, popular singer and entrepreneur, has recently come under fire. The singer started a mental health startup recently that has been facing major financial problems, causing the public to criticize Gomez.

Selena has been unable to pay off employees of her startup

According to a report from Forbes that has been making the rounds over the internet, allegedly the singer has not been able to properly pay the employees who have been working at her startup.

It was also shared that one pay cheque of the employees had been cleared while another still remained. In the report, allegedly the singer had informed all employees that in order to pay them off, she was going to take out a loan against her house.

Gomez's mother takes out a loan to pay debt

The public has been heavily criticizing Gomez due to the fact that her current net worth stands at $1.3 billion, making her one of the richest singers in the industry, as shared by Bloomberg last year.

It was also brought to light by the same report that Gomez's mother has also taken out loans to pay off some of the singer's financial debt. The report directly stated that the startup "is being kept afloat by Gomez’s mom and Wondermind’s CEO Mandy Teefey".

A spokesperson from the company shared a statement

In the same report, an alleged spokesperson from the startup also shared a statement. They shared that "like many startups, Wondermind has been working through its own set of growing pains." They continued by sharing that “in the coming days we will be transitioning into a new chapter for Wondermind and continuing our important work in mental fitness that helps hundreds of thousands of people.”

Public criticism regarding the matter

While there is no official word from the singer herself, the public has taken to online social media platforms to criticise the singer for not paying her employees even after being labeled as a billionaire.