Breaking Down Ashley Tisdale's "Toxic Mom Group" Essay—And Why Everyone Is Talking About It

For the record, Tisdale's rep denied that her posts had anything to do with Moore, Duff or Trainor, telling TMZ Jan. 5 it was unfortunate that people were reading into it that way. Moreover, the rep noted noted that any political subtext readers were claiming to glean from the actress' words was also completely off-base.

The video showed the mom of Riley, 4, and Barry, 2, with husband Daryl Sabara sitting at a computer as she mimicked typing and feigned surprised, her single "Still Don't Care" playing in the background. The caption, alongside a healthy helping of tea emojis, read, “Me finding out about the apparent mom group drama.”

Sabara backed her forthwith, telling TMZ Jan. 8, "No drama over here...Just trying to keep the kids happy."

And asked how he felt about Tisdale's essay, he offered, "I don’t really know. I hope she’s okay, though.”

She eventually realized she had become the odd woman out.

Natural flow of a friend group or something more malicious? It's unclear, and Tisdale noted that she doesn't know why she ended up on the outs and "probably never will."

But what this entire conflict proves is that taking sides is easy, getting out of a relationship-gone-wrong can be hard and everyone can benefit from a timeout now and again.

And while Tisdale is off looking for a new group, see more surprising celebrity friendships and what brought the stars together: They have been friends for years and have worked together. The two starred together in A Wrinkle in Time, while Mindy also had a recurring role on The Morning Show. In addition, the latter is co-writing Legally Blonde 3.

The Food Network star and Mean Girls alum first became friends during a trip to Dubai years ago and have since grown closer. In fact, Ayesha and Stephen Curry were even named the godparents of Lindsay and husband Bader Shammas' son Laui.

The two actors, who costarred in the 2014 film Men, Women & Children, reunited for an outdoor game of basketball in New York City in July 2023.

The actor has worked with the Wu-Tang Clan rapper on several movies, including The Man with the Iron Fists, American Gangster and The Next Three Days. But their bond goes much deeper than that. "As friends, we talk," Crowe tells Fuse. "It is no effort for me to give a friend advice. Film has many gods and you have to understand, as a director, you will be required to please and appease them all."

Before running into each other again at Wimbledon, the unlikely duo first crossed paths at the Downton Abbey set. "She actually came on-set with her brother, James, a few years ago," Dockery told E! News."They are good fans of the show."

When the "footballer" moved to L.A. and became a "soccer player," he befriended the rapper. Becks appeared on Snoop's reality show, the two played soccer and Snoop plays his new music for David first.

The two former child actors have worked on two films, Twilight and The Runaways, but Dakota says their friendship isn't based on work, "When we're together, we're not talking about movie stuff."

The two hung out together in the aughts and maintained their friendship over the years.

The two have two very different approaches to fashion (has Anna ever been bedazzled?), but they bonded in the front row of an Oscar de la Renta show and Anna scored a name-drop in one of Nicki's raps.

Now this is one strange duet! Fiddy met Bette working for the charity New York Restoration Project, where she gushed, "He's one of the newest members of our tribe. He's really made my life worth living."

Taylor is a self-proclaimed good girl. Lena isn't afraid to stir the pot. But they have a lot of mutual respect for each other and the Girls creator described T.Swift's show as the "most life-affirming thing I've experienced."

The former King of Queens actress has been supertight with Jenny From the Block for a while now, bonding over fashion and tweeting cutesy things at each other with the hashtag "#luckybesties."

The Goop goddess herself is actually friends with both Jay and his wife Beyoncé, though you might be more surprised to learn that Gwyn is an intense rap enthusiast and her kids even call Mr. Carter "Uncle Jay."

You might not expect the hunky thespian to be close with the dude from Superbad, but look at it this way: Brad is a total prankster (says Jonah) and Jonah is now a serious Oscar nominee (for their film Moneyball).

The controversial rapper joined forces with Sir Elton at the 2001 Grammys and later Em turned to his new friend for support getting sober: "I told him, 'Look, I'm going through a problem and I need your advice.'"

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