Ashley Tisdale is setting the record straight after her viral comments about the consequences of friendship amid motherhood.
In a statement to TMZhe high school musical The student’s representative shut down claims that Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff and Meghan Trainor were part of the so-called “group of toxic mothers” that Tisdale described in her recent essay for The cut.
The rep clarified on Monday, Jan. 5, that Tisdale, 40, was not referring to Moore, 41, Duff, 38, or Trainor, 32. She stressed that the essay was intended to explore a relatable experience rather than mention specific people, and that it has “become clickbait.”
In the essay, titled “Break up with my group of toxic mothers,” the Phineas and Ferb The voice actress reflected on the emotional impact of feeling silently cast out of a close-knit circle. Tisdale began the essay by warning readers to refrain from speculating about who she is referring to. “Please don’t even try it; whatever you think is true, it’s not even close,” he wrote, although the disclaimer was ultimately useless.
Tisdale, who shares daughters Jupiter, 4, and Emerson, 15 months, with her husband Christopher French, explained that the group formed during the pandemic after she welcomed her first child in 2021. However, over time, she began to feel left out. “I remember being left out of a couple of group meetings,” he wrote, noting that social media made the distance impossible to ignore.
Eventually, French confronted the group and texted them that “this is too high school for me and I don’t want to be involved in it anymore.” While some tried to smooth things over, she said the dynamic never fully recovered.
“To be clear, I have never considered moms to be bad people,” he added. “But I do think that our group dynamic stopped being healthy and positive, at least for me.”
