Matthew Koma, the husband of actress and singer Hilary Duff, reacted with shade to Ashley Tisdale’s recent essay about their so-called “toxic mom group.”
Last week, the High School Musical star published an essay in The Cut detailing her decision to part ways with a Hollywood mom friend group that included fellow stars Meghan Trainor, Mandy Moore, and Duff. In the essay, Tisdale expressed feelings of imposter syndrome among the women and alleged that the group exhibited “mean girl” tendencies.
“I realized that there were group text chains that didn’t include everyone, which led to cliques forming within the larger group,” Tisdale wrote. “And after the third or fourth time of seeing social media photos of everyone else at a hangout that I didn’t get invited to, it felt like I wasn’t really part of the group after all.”
Days after the story went viral, Matthew Koma, who has been married to Duff since 2019, responded in an Instagram Story. He imitated Tisdale’s pose from her essay photo and shared a mockup of The Cut story with a rewritten headline.
“A Mom Group Tell All Through the Father’s Eyes,” Koma captioned the post. He continued with a jab: “When You’re the Most Self Obsessed Tone Deaf Person On Earth, Other Moms Tend to Shift Focus to Their Actual Toddlers.”
Koma and Duff share three daughters. Additionally, the former Lizzie McGuire star has a teenage son from her first marriage to Mike Comrie.
Meanwhile, Tisdale’s husband of 12 years, Christopher French, also appeared to respond to his wife’s mom group complaints, though his message seemed more defending in nature. Following backlash to Tisdale’s essay, French reposted a message on his Instagram Story that read, “It’s your choice whether or not to engage,” as highlighted by Life & Style.
The mom group drama continues to unfold, shedding light on the complex dynamics behind Hollywood friendships and motherhood.
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