Overview
- Mandy Moore, speaking on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy on Monday, May 18, called Ashley Tisdale’s viral essay “decidedly way more upsetting” and said it “cuts to the core.”
- She said being kind is central to her identity and added that she would have handled hurt feelings with a direct, face-to-face conversation.
- Moore argued the episode feeds a “silly trope” that women are petty and unsupportive, noting she has instead found meaningful community with other parents.
- Ashley Tisdale’s January essay for The Cut described feeling excluded from a mom group without naming anyone, and her representative later denied it was about Moore or Hilary Duff.
- Responses since winter have included Hilary Duff saying she felt “taken aback” and Matthew Koma posting a mocking image, yet no party has offered definitive proof tying specific women to the essay.