Mandy Moore Addresses Ashley French’s Mom
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Key Points:
- Mandy Moore responded to Ashley French’s essay in The Cut, where French described their mom group, including Moore and Hilary Duff, as "toxic" for excluding her from activities, calling the comparison to high-school mean girls upsetting.
- Moore expressed that kindness is a core value for her, and she was hurt by the insinuation that she and her friends were unkind or exclusionary.
- She emphasized that, unlike French, she would have handled the situation differently and found the public airing of their private group dynamics particularly painful.
- Moore criticized the episode for reinforcing negative stereotypes about women being unsupportive and petty towards each other, stating she has not experienced such behavior since becoming a parent.