Meghan Trainor Responds to Ashley Tisdale's Mom Group Drama with a "Still Don't Care" TikTok
Meghan Trainor has finally offered her perspective on Ashley Tisdale French’s viral critique of her mom group.
“Me learning about the apparent mom group situation,” Trainor, 32, wrote in a TikTok video posted Thursday, January 8, which showed her seated at a desk and typing on a computer.
In the background, Trainor incorporated her song “Still Don’t Care.” The caption included three tea symbols.
Trainor’s TikTok comes shortly after French, 40, sparked discussion by detailing her “unhealthy” mom group in a personal essay published for The Cut. She did not identify any of the other moms involved by name, but French frequently shared photos of playdates with Trainor, Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff, all of whom have young children.
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“I recall being excluded from a couple of group gatherings, and I was aware of them because Instagram made sure to constantly show me every single photo and Story,” French wrote. “I began to feel like I was being intentionally left out, noticing every way that they seemed to exclude me. … I told myself it was all in my imagination, and it wasn’t a big deal. And yet, I could sense a growing distance between me and the other members of the group, who seemed to not even notice that I wasn’t around much.”
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♬ Still Don’t Care – Meghan Trainor
When French ultimately decided to step away from the group — claiming the behavior was becoming “too reminiscent of high school” — she noted that some women “attempted to smooth things over” with her.
“One sent flowers, then ignored me when I expressed my gratitude for them. … To be clear, I have never considered the moms to be bad people. (Perhaps one.) But I do believe our group dynamic ceased to be positive and supportive — for me, at least.”
As her essay gained attention online, observers also noticed that French no longer followed Moore, 41, or Duff, 38, on Instagram. A representative for French, however, quickly dismissed the speculation.
Before Trainor commented on the drama, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that Duff and Moore felt “surprised” by French’s decision to publicly share her concerns.
“From their perspective, they thought the group was encouraging and coming from a good place, and they never imagined there was any negative intent behind how things unfolded,” a source exclusively revealed, adding that the group felt “unfairly portrayed” by the article. “The moms maintain there was no ‘catty’ behavior and say they were genuinely trying to support one another during a particularly vulnerable time in all of their lives.”
The High School Musical actress, meanwhile, has not further addressed the reaction to her essay. Her husband, Christopher French, seemingly offered his thoughts on the situation with a cryptic Instagram Story shared Tuesday, January 6, which read, “It’s your decision whether or not to get involved.”
Moore and Duff have yet to share their opinions publicly, but Duff’s husband, Matthew Koma, created a humorous version of The Cut’s cover via his Instagram Story. “A mom group exposé through a father’s eyes,” the mock article read. “When you’re the most self-absorbed and out-of-touch person on earth, other moms tend to shift their attention to their actual toddlers.”
