Stars React to Ashley Tisdale’s Mom Drama: Willa Ford, More

Ashley Tisdale FranceThe unfiltered comments about being excluded from “toxic” mom groups have caught the attention of many celebrities.

January 2026, Ashley – has two daughters with her husband Christopher French — An article published by The Cut titled “Breaking Up with My Toxic Mom Group” drew attention as she candidly recalled what it felt like to be left out of a group of friends.

“I remember being left out a few times, and I know this because Instagram made sure it served me up for every photo and Instagram story,” she wrote. “I started to feel excluded from the group and noticed that they seemed to exclude me in various ways…I told myself it was all in my head and it was no big deal. However, I could feel a growing distance between me and other members of the group and they didn’t seem to care that I wasn’t around.”

Ashley said the group eventually became “too high school” for her, adding, “To be clear, I never thought moms were bad people. (Maybe they were.) But I do think our group dynamic was no longer healthy and positive — for me, anyway.”

While the actress didn’t mention anyone specifically by name in the article, speculation quickly swirled online that she might be referring to Mandy Moore and Hilary Duffshe often spends time with Ashley and other Hollywood moms. Ashley’s rep subsequently denied Moore and Duff were involved, although high school musical The alum no longer follows them on social media.

Chelsea Handler and Christy Carlson Romano They’ve since spoken out about the issue – as has Duff’s husband, Matthew Coma.

Keep scrolling to see which stars have spoken out about the show:

Chelsea Handler

After summarizing Ashley’s now viral article page six radioHandler expressed her thoughts, saying, “I don’t know what’s going on, but I know Mandy Moore and she’s a wonderful, lovely person. So that’s what I’m saying. But I really don’t know Ashley Tisdale.”

Handler clarified that she had no idea what might have happened between the three.

“I didn’t say it in the disdainful tone I just said,” she insisted. “But I don’t know Ashley Tisdale, so I want to be transparent. And I also like Meghan Trainor.”

Handler also noted that she’s glad she’s “never” been a part of a mom group. “It sounds terrible. It’s another reason not to have children. These issues have to be dealt with,” she said. “You’re out of school, you’re a mother, and as a grown woman you have to deal with that dynamic and being left out again. No, thank you.”

Christy Carlson Romano

“It’s so fun to watch the celebrity mom drama play out outside of the group,” Romano wrote on Instagram, before adding in the caption that she was “just minding my business.”

“I don’t consider myself a celebrity. I consider myself a public figure, but I never go around calling myself a celebrity,” the former Disney Channel actress, who has two children with husband Brendan Rooney, said in another Instagram video. “I think moms’ groups are really important for people who have just had a baby.”

She continued: “I think it keeps you aligned with a tribe of sorts and helps you through things like postpartum hormones. I think it’s really great, [and] That’s why Mommy and Me classes exist. …If that dynamic changes, find another group of friends. But, I get it. Sometimes it gets a little crazy – and then you write an article about it. “

haley duff

US Weekly Confirming Haylie, who was rumored to have had a falling out with sister Hilary, “liked” a joint Instagram post shared by Ashley and Hilary. tailoring Promotional paper.

“In 2026, leave your toxic friends behind, says @ashleytisdalefrench,” the post reads. “In #ItsBeenAYear, the actress, beauty founder and mother details her abandonment of a mom group where bullying between women mirrored their children’s playground antics. Read the story of how it all unfolded in her own words in the bio link.”

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Matthew Coma

Hillary’s husband uploads parody photo of himself on cover tailoring The headline is a parody: “A mom’s group tells it all through the eyes of dads: When you’re the most narcissistic tone-deaf person on the planet, other moms tend to turn their attention to their actual toddlers.”

Christopher French

Meanwhile, Ashley’s husband shared the graphic designer’s post on his Instagram Story Tyler Spangler. “It’s your choice to participate or not,” the cryptic message read.

Meghan Trainor

Traynor is reportedly a member of the Tisdale Mom Squad along with Hilary and Moore.

"I discovered the obvious mom group drama," she wrote via TikTok Next to it is a video of her typing on the computer.

Traynor set her upload to “Still Don’t Care,” perhaps hinting at her mentality of spilling tea on Tisdale.

Daryl Sabara

Trainor’s husband also weighed in on the apparent drama.

“No drama here, just trying to make the kids happy.” Sabala told TMZ Shortly after Traynor broke her silence, she mentioned their two sons. “I really don’t know what happened. But I hope she’s okay.”

Francia Lesa

Raisa starred alongside Hillary in Hulu’s short-lived film how i met your father and Also weighed About drama.

In a TikTok video, she pretends to do a monologue while sitting in her car She is that man, Pretend, “As a completely objective third-party outsider with absolutely no personal interest in the matter, I’m not sure you and Olivia are really compatible.”

She captioned her post: “Not mom but… #fyp #thecut.”

Vera Ford

pop singer Vera Ford In defense of makeup artists Kelsey Deenihan and businesswoman Janice Gotttwo of her friends, had spent time with Ashley’s ex-moms group.

“Kelsey and Janice were in luck or dead. I was going through a divorce. These were the women who were around me who were good people in general, not just in business,” Ford said on Page Six Radio. “My girlfriends don’t deserve to be treated like this. They’re not actors. Their faces don’t deserve plaster.”

Ford also said she met Ashley, who was “absolutely lovely.”

“Everyone was nice to me and treated me well, so I didn’t know what was going on [in the group]”She continued, “Bad things can happen. As humans, we make mistakes. The feeling of being ignored is a real feeling. Too bad. We all know this. But I don’t know what happened, but I do know two of the women well enough that I know bullying is not in their genes. So I think it would be nice if the communication could be done in a different way. “

Becca Tobin

Happy Star Becca TobinAshley’s old friend responds to Koma fake screenshots tailoring Cover with “uh”.