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Ashley Tisdale's Toxic Mom Group Chat Drama refers to an article written by actress and singer Ashley Tisdale for The Cut in which she talks about leaving a "toxic" mom group chat. While the article does not specify who was in the group chat, it has been speculated that it allegedly included celebrities like Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore, Meghan Trainor and Gaby Dalkin. The article was published in early January 2026 and inspired numerous reactions online, including from some of the celebrities rumored to have been part of the group chat, like Meghan Trainor.

Background

Ashley Tisdale's Article

On January 1st, 2026, The Cut^[1] published an article by Ashley Tisdale-French titled, "Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group."

In the article, Tisdale writes that she was initially happy to have found a group of mothers who went through pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing the group to a supportive "village."

However, she then started to feel excluded. She was not invited to certain gatherings and events and was "sidelined" at group dinners. This became a pattern, and she noticed that this had happened to another mother in the group chat before.

Tisdale compares the experience to high school drama, claiming it made her feel confused, insecure and like she did something wrong. She draws parallels between the vulnerability of new motherhood and adolescence, noting that they're both times of identity shifts and both involve a search for belonging.

Tisdale writes that she spoke up about it, telling the group that it felt "too high school." Responses to her speaking up were mixed, with some trying to smooth out the relationship and others not. Tisdale writes that the moms aren't bad people, but that the group dynamic was simply unhealthy. She writes that motherhood is hard enough without having to question her support system.

Developments

While Ashley Tisdale does not name any of the members of the "toxic" group chat, it was speculated online that the group contained mothers whom she has been seen with in the past and who are known to be her friends, with possible members including Meghan Trainor, Hillary Duff, Mandy Moore and Gaby Dalkin.^[2] The exact members of the group are based on rumors and are unconfirmed.

Matthew Koma's Response

On January 6th, 2026, Matthew Koma, the husband of Hillary Duff, posted an image on his Instagram Story responding to the claims by Tisdale. The image is an edit of a The Cut cover that features a photo of Koma under the caption, "When you're the most self obsessed tone deaf person on earth, other moms tend to shift focus to their actual toddlers."

The Story was reposted to the /r/Fauxmoi^[3] subreddit that day, garnering over 8,300 upvotes in three days.

Meghan Trainor's Response

On January 8th, 2026, singer Meghan Trainor made a post on her TikTok^[4] account, @meghantrainor, responding to the drama.

In the video, she sits and types at a computer under the caption, "Me finding out about the apparent mom group drama" as her song "Still Don't Care" plays, garnering over 3.3 million views in a day.

The video was met with mixed reactions from commenters. One of the top commenters by January 9th, with over 14,000 likes, reads, "Idk this kinda makes me believe Ashley," suggesting she is displaying the type of behavior described by Tisdale.

On January 12th, Meghan Trainor posted another video on TikTok^[8] captioned, "Me still trying to convince everybody I'm not involved in the mom group drama," attempting to distance herself from the drama as a whole, garnering over 1.7 million views in a day.

Online Reactions

The drama became a viral topic of discussion online in early January 2026 as people sided with either Ashley Tisdale or the other purported moms in the group.

On January 5th, 2026, TikToker^[5] @newswithlils posted a video reacting to the drama, writing, "Ashley Tisdale writing an article ab how her old mom group w Hillary Duff, Meghan Trainor and Mandy Moore was 'toxic' is so wild. Like girl, you're literally Sharpay Evans, you can be more savage than that. Jump on TikTok Live and spill ALL the tea or something. We are literally sat," garnering over 1.8 million views in four days.

On January 6th, TikToker^[6] @abbeybonadies posted a video where she breaks down the drama, including claims about Tisdale unfollowing certain alleged members of the group chat, garnering over 600,000 views in three days.

On January 8th, 2026, the @PopCrave X^[7] account shared Meghan Trainor's response to the drama, garnering over 15,000 likes in a day.

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