"Since the essay - part of the outlet's "It's Been a Year" series - was published on Jan. 1, many readers have speculated about the identities of the unnamed women French (who now goes by her husband's surname) claimed excluded her from group get-togethers. But today, French is shutting down rumors that fellow celebrities like Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff, or Meghan Trainor are among the ex-friends in question."
"ICYMI, French's essay chronicles her experience finding what she thought to be a "village" in a group of new moms who, like her, were also involved in creative and entrepreneurial spaces. "It made me hopeful about finding the balance between fulfilling work and family life, since all these cool women were able to do it," she wrote. "Maybe we'd be able to share our secrets to success.""
"French didn't know the reason for her apparent exclusion, but told the group it was "too high school" for her before stepping away. "To be clear, I have never considered the moms to be bad people. (Maybe one.)," she wrote. "But I do think our group dynamic stopped being healthy and positive - for me, anyway." French discouraged readers from attempting to uncover the specifics behind her friend breakup."
Ashley Tisdale French found a supportive group of new moms in creative and entrepreneurial spaces and hoped to balance fulfilling work and family life. She experienced increasing exclusion from group hangouts, including an event planned at her daughter's birthday. She perceived a pattern of someone being left out and concluded that she had become that person. She told the group the dynamic felt "too high school" and stepped away. She clarified that she did not consider the moms malicious but felt the group was no longer healthy for her. She pushed back against speculation that certain celebrities were involved.
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