Hollywood star and singer Selena Gomez is being sued by five investors who backed Wondermind Global, which is a leading mental health business that she founded with her mother.
Shareholders are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises that she would be actively building the brand, adding how her abject dereliction of her duties has left the firm in a state of financial disaster.
The case seeks to recover nearly $1.2 million it feels was invested, as well as costs and damages. The BBC has contacted Wondermind and Gomez's reps for comment.
The star, who rose to fame as a child actor before moving into pop music, set up this company for mental health five years ago with her mother and another businesswoman.
The platform arose when Gomez addressed her own mental health concerns and bipolar disorder with the world.