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has responded to Ashley Tisdale's 'toxic mom group' essay, which many fans thought was about her.
Tisdale, 40, spoke on her decision to leave a 'toxic mom group' with The Cut last month, sparking speculation that Duff, 38, was involved. Duff's husband Matthew Koma, 38, went on to and 'tone deaf', seemingly confirming the rumors.
Duff, who's been promoting her new album, was asked if the viral story made her 'pause about reentering the pop world,' in a new interview with the Times on Friday.
'I mean, this is not new for me. I've had this since I was maybe 15 and starting to get followed around by paparazzi. Everything starts getting documented and everyone knows my life and all the players in it,' she said.
'So the stories that get news pickup — it's not what happens to a normal person who maybe became an actor as an adult. And now it's escalated by the talking heads on that need clickbait.'
'It's hard because you're like, "Wait, whoa, that person kind of got it right," and "Whoa that person doesn't know what they're talking about,"' she added.
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Hilary Duff, 38, has responded to Ashley Tisdale's, 40, recent 'toxic mom group' essay, which many fans thought was about her; (L) Duff pictured in 2025, (R) Tisdale seen in 2023
'I saw something that was like, "None of the moms at school actually like her and neither do the teachers," and I was like, "First of all… the women at school are lovely and I'm obsessed with all of them,' Duff went on.
The singer was also asked if she ignores social media rumors.
Tisdale spoke on her decision to leave a 'toxic mom group' with The Cut last month, sparking speculation that Duff was involved
Duff, who's been promoting her new album, was asked if the viral story made her 'pause about reentering the pop world,' in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times; Seen in February
'This is not new for me. I've had this since I was maybe 15 and starting to get followed around by paparazzi. Everything starts getting documented and everyone knows my life and all the players in it,' she said; Seen in 2024
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As for the social media response, she said, 'I saw something that was like, "None of the moms at school actually like her and neither do the teachers," and I was like, "First of all… the women at school are lovely and I'm obsessed with all of them'; Duff seen with her kids and husband
Tisdale, who also has 16-month-old son Emerson with her composer husband Christopher French, joined the mom group created by longtime friend Duff, with the women sharing vacations, baby classes and playdates over the past four years.
