Hilary Duff found herself embroiled in an online debacle stemming from an essay written by Ashley Tisdale, but prefers to focus on her musical comeback with explicit lyrics.
As the furor over Ashley Tisdale's essay on mom groups “toxic” continues to spread across the Internet, Hilary Duff — whose husband Matthew Koma joined in, intensifying the drama — turns a deaf ear.
On Wednesday, Duff drummed up excitement around her new album, releasing a sample of a song about dates in seedy bars, awkward roommates and a once-passionate romance fading in the relationship graveyard.
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Imminent musical return
The multi-talented artist is preparing to release his first album in over 10 years, titled Luck… or SomethingFebruary 20. She released the first single, “Mature”in November, his first solo musical offering since Breathe In. Breathe Out. in 2015, which was produced by Koma.
Duff is also scheduled to kick off his sold-out four-date tour, Small Rooms, Big Nerves 2026on January 19 at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, followed by a Valentine's Day weekend residency at the Voltaire at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.
The “Mom Group” controversy
While fans wait to learn more about this upcoming track — no release date or title has been announced yet — Duff has also been embroiled in the drama surrounding another Disney Channel alum, Ashley Tisdale. Last week, Tisdale wrote an essay for The Cut detailing how she broke up with a group of moms after a series of storylines that left her feeling left out, like she was back in high school, minus the musical.
Although Tisdale didn't name any names, online investigators speculated that the group in question included the likes of Mandy Moore, Meghan Trainor and Duff. Shortly after, Koma posted an Instagram Story photo recreating the one from Tisdale's essay, accompanied by a scathing fake headline declaring: “When you're the most self-centered, out-of-touch person on Earth, other moms tend to focus on their own kids. » In the caption, Koma added: “A group of mothers tell everything through the eyes of a father”.
While none of the alleged members of Tisdale's enigmatic former mom group have yet spoken out, Duff's husband reposted his wife's video, commenting succinctly: “Let’s. Fucking. Gooooo. »
