- Hilary Duff has responded to Ashley Tisdale French's viral essay in 'The Cut' about leaving a "toxic" celebrity mum group.
- Although Tisdale did not name individuals, Duff, Mandy Moore, and Meghan Trainor were previously pictured with her in a group.
- Speaking on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast, Duff expressed sadness and surprise, saying she felt the claims in the essay were "not true" and felt bad for the women involved.
- Duff's husband, Matthew Koma, publicly defended her with a sarcastic social media post, which Duff said she found amusing.
- Tisdale's essay detailed feeling "frozen out" and "excluded" from the group, likening the behaviour to high school dynamics.
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