Mandy Moore Says Ashley Tisdale's 4-Month-Old Mom Group Essay Cut to the Core
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Updated · The National Desk · May 19
Mandy Moore Says Ashley Tisdale's 4-Month-Old Mom Group Essay Cut to the Core
16 articles · Updated · The National Desk · May 19
Mandy Moore said Ashley Tisdale’s essay about a “toxic mom group” was “way more upsetting” than typical celebrity scrutiny because it questioned her kindness and the company she keeps.
Speaking on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy, Moore said she would have handled hurt feelings through a direct conversation rather than a public essay, even though she considers herself afraid of confrontation.
Tisdale’s article in The Cut, published four months ago, did not name anyone, but online speculation tied the group to Moore, Hilary Duff and Meghan Trainor.
Moore said the episode reinforced a harmful trope that women and mothers are inherently petty or unsupportive, contrasting that with the meaningful community she says she has found as a parent.
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