Mandy Teefey is pushing back.

After Selena Gomez 's mom was accused of taking drugs in her Wondermind office by employees in a scathing Cut exposé about the mental health-centered media company , she vehemently denied the allegations.

"I started Wondermind because I wanted to help people with mental illness," Mandy told the outlet in the Sept. 3 article. "It's unfortunate that a few disgruntled employees with an ax to grind can spread lies about me and distort the truth. Even more disappointing that the media is willing to amplify their lies."

The 49-year-old—who founded the start-up with Selena to create mental health-related content through a website, podcasts, TV shows and movies—was accused of snorting what employees believed was "a line of Ritalin" in her

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