Ashley Tisdale and Haylie Duff spotted in Malibu amid 'toxic' mom-group drama

Ashley Tisdale and Haylie Duff were spotted leaving an Italian restaurant in Malibu, Calif., with their families on Wednesday, putting on a united front amid recent discussions about a 'toxic' mom group. Both women dressed casually for the outing: Tisdale wore jeans, a loose jacket and loafers with her hair in a bun, while Duff also wore jeans and wore her long hair down in waves.

They were photographed with their children during the dinner. This marked the second time the actress and the food blogger, both 40, have been seen together since Tisdale's essay on leaving a 'toxic' mom group published on the Cut went viral earlier this month. Fans quickly deduced the group included Haylie's younger sister, Hilary Duff, as well as Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor.

Hilary has yet to comment directly on the drama; her husband, Matthew Koma, responded publicly on his Instagram Stories with a mock Cut cover criticizing Tisdale, while Haylie appeared to back Tisdale by 'liking' the Cut's Instagram post promoting the essay. Hilary has addressed her estrangement from Haylie in her new song 'We Don't Talk,' singing lines such as 'We come from the same home, the same blood' and 'Let’s have it out / I’ll hear you out, you’ll hear me out on the couch.

… Let’s break it down / So sick of being so sad about / How we don’t talk and you won’t talk about it.' She also sings, 'Not even sure what it was about / If I did something different / Would you feel something different?

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