US EditionMandy Moore Details Mourning Friendships Amid Ashley Tisdale Mom Group Drama
Mandy Moore mourns changing friendships with celebrity moms after Ashley Tisdale's exit from an exclusionary group formed around shared pandemic baby experiences.
- On January 14, Mandy Moore told host Cameron Rogers on Conversations With Cam that she has had to 'sort of mourn' how some friendships have changed, two weeks after Ashley Tisdale French's essay.
- On January 1, Ashley Tisdale French published an essay in The Cut describing feeling 'frozen out' and quitting a mom group formed after pandemic babies, sparking speculation about Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore, and Meghan Trainor.
- Formed after pandemic births, the circle evolved as Moore said the mom chat is always popping off with questions and gossip, crediting Hilary Duff as a catalyst and expanding from music class to deeper friendships.
- After the essay, partners and group members reacted publicly, with Matthew Koma, husband of Hilary Duff, criticising Tisdale on Instagram while her representative denied naming three celebrities and fans noted unfollows, as clothing designer Samii Ryan reposted a mocking video.
- Amid recent online chatter, mental-health experts noted that the dispute fed a broader online conversation about 'toxic mom groups' dominated social media in recent weeks, with Dr Christie Ferrari and Amalya Tagakchyan recommending direct communication and smaller, safer support circles.
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How Ashley Tisdale's Former Mom Group Is Moving Forward After Viral Essay
Ashley Tisdale French’s former mom group is ready to move on after her viral essay about their alleged “toxic” dynamic put all eyes on them. “The moms remaining in the group wish Ashey no ill will,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. The group of women — which many believe includes celebs Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff and Meghan Trainor among others in the Los Angeles area — were “surprised” by the essay, as they “thought the friendship faded orga…
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