Hilary Duff received support from her close friends, including Mandy Moore, during her Los Angeles performance on the Small Rooms, Big Nerves Tour. Moore praised Duff on Instagram, calling her a “sensational icon queen” and sharing a clip of Duff performing her song “Mature,” which Moore labeled her favorite. The post also highlighted Duff’s husband, Matthew Koma, and Moore’s spouse, Taylor Goldsmith, enjoying the show at the Wiltern. Other mom-group members Janice Lee and Gaby Dalkin were also in attendance.
This display of solidarity follows recent controversy after Ashley Tisdale criticized the group as “toxic” in an essay for The Cut, claiming she felt excluded and “not cool enough.” Tisdale revealed she ended her involvement with the group via text message, calling the dynamic “too high school.” Though she didn’t name individuals, Moore, Duff, and Meghan Trainor have previously been linked to the group alongside Tisdale.
Since the fallout, tensions have escalated. Duff’s husband, Matthew Koma, criticized Tisdale as “tone deaf” and “self-obsessed,” while Dylan Efron, Zac Efron’s brother, defended Tisdale during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” describing her as “sweet” and hoping the conflict was a misunderstanding. Meanwhile, Duff’s sister Haylie Duff has publicly aligned with Tisdale, recently sharing photos of their children playing together and dining out in Malibu. A source previously hinted that the rift resulted from “a myriad of things,” not one isolated incident.