00:00Days after Ashley Tisdale publicly called her former celebrity mom circle toxic
00:04and accused it of mean girl behavior,
00:07one member of that alleged group appeared to fire back,
00:10without saying a single word.
00:12Clothing designer Sammy Ryan posted an Instagram story
00:15that many fans read as a direct response.
00:18The clip showed a man dramatically opening his front doors
00:21while lip-syncing Megan Thee Stallion's song, Her,
00:25complete with lyrics about not caring who doesn't like you because, quote,
00:28I'm pretty as f***.
00:30Ryan topped it off with the caption,
00:322026 mood, subtle? Not exactly.
00:36And that post landed right after Tisdale's bombshell essay,
00:39where she detailed feeling iced out, excluded from hangouts,
00:43and ultimately fed up with what she described as a dynamic that felt
00:46too high school to continue.
00:48In her essay and follow-up blog post,
00:50Tisdale, who shares daughters Jupiter and Emerson with husband Christopher French,
00:54explained that group texts splintered into cliques.
00:57Invites weren't evenly distributed,
01:00and seeing social media posts from events she wasn't invited to
01:03slowly took a toll.
01:05Her breaking point?
01:06Sending a message that said,
01:08This is too high school for me,
01:09and I don't want to take part in it anymore.
01:12She didn't name names,
01:13but fans noticed she no longer follows several key members online.
01:17So who exactly is in this headline-making mom group
01:20Ashley Tisdale walked away from?
01:22Let's break it down.
01:23One of the most recognizable faces in the circle,
01:26Hilary Duff,
01:27has openly talked about being in the trenches of motherhood with this group.
01:31She described bonding over baby classes,
01:34art lessons,
01:34gymnastics,
01:35and full mom life routine.
01:38Duff is a mom of four,
01:39and was one of the earliest public faces associated with the group.
01:43Notably,
01:43Ashley Tisdale no longer follows her on Instagram.
01:46Mandy Moore once proudly called herself part of a
01:49cool mom's club,
01:50saying the friendships were meaningful,
01:52supportive,
01:53and fun.
01:54She spoke openly about shared dinners,
01:56baby classes,
01:57and leaning on each other during early parenthood.
02:00Moore is a mom of three,
02:01and another member Tisdale has since unfollowed.
02:04Meghan Trainor has taken a slightly different position in all of this.
02:08She's talked positively about the group chat,
02:11and admitted she's often the one missing events due to work.
02:14Interestingly,
02:15when Tisdale's essay went live,
02:16she still followed Trainor,
02:18making her the one celebrity mom seemingly still in Ashley's good graces.
02:23Moo co-founder Janice Gott is another key member.
02:26She even posted photos from a fall getaway in Ojai in 2025,
02:31a trip Ashley Tisdale was noticeably absent from.
02:34Gott captioned the trip with a carefree,
02:36Mommies said BRB,
02:38which in hindsight raised eyebrows.
02:41Cookbook author and food blogger Gabby Dalkin,
02:43has been part of the group since its early days,
02:46including the original music classes at Hilary Duff's house back in 2021.
02:51Over the years,
02:51she's appeared in multiple group selfies and outings.
02:54Celebrity makeup artist Kelsey Dinahan Fisher was also present from the beginning.
02:59She's well-known in Hollywood,
03:00regularly working with stars like Duff and Moore,
03:03and her daughter shares a name with Dalkin's daughter, Poppy.
03:06While less public-facing,
03:08Haley Davidowitz frequently appears in group photos,
03:11including the Ojai getaway.
03:13Her Instagram is private,
03:14but she's clearly a consistent part of the circle.
03:17Artist Amanda Kaplan is another quieter member.
03:20While her personal account is private,
03:22her art-focused page showcases her creative work,
03:25and she's also been photographed with the group.
03:27Content creator Whitney Wagner Hartley attended the Ojai trip
03:31and posted about the importance of surrounding herself with people who
03:34only say good things behind your back.
03:36A caption that, given the timing,
03:38didn't go unnoticed.
03:40And finally,
03:41Sammy Ryan,
03:42the member now at the center of the latest controversy.
03:45The founder of a streetwear brand,
03:47Ryan's Megan Thee Stallion-backed Instagram story
03:49has been widely interpreted as a
03:51not-so-quiet response to Tisdale's claims.
03:54Ashley Tisdale has been clear that she doesn't think
03:56everyone in the group is a bad person,
03:59but she does believe the dynamics stop being healthy for her.
04:01And judging by the reaction online,
04:04she's not alone in recognizing
04:05how painful adult exclusion can feel,
04:08even when it's wrapped in playdates and baby classes.
04:11As for whether this mom group drama
04:13cools down or heats up even more,
04:16with the last photo of Ashley Tisdale in the group,
04:18shared by Janice Gott back in December 2024,
04:21now taking on a whole new meaning,
04:24the social media clue suggests
04:25this story isn't done yet.
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