Matthew Koma, the husband of actress Hilary Duff, has become part of the public debate over the toxic group of mothers, which also includes his wife.
He posted a photo of himself superimposed on Ashley Tisdale's body on a story on January 6. The photo, which is no longer on his profile, has not escaped the attention of many media outlets, who have described it in detail.
According to People, the image shows him sitting on a couch next to a plant, dressed in black and wearing rose-tinted glasses. The photo was accompanied by The Cut's logo and a wry caption:
"When you're the most selfish and out-of-touch person in the world, other moms tend to shift their attention to their kids," with the caption:
"A story about a group of moms, from a father's perspective."
“Read my new interview with '@TheCut',” Koma wrote in the post's caption.
The post appeared to be a direct attack on Ashley Tisdale's personal essay, published on January 5.
In her writing, she doesn't name names and describes the experience as an empowering lesson, emphasizing that it's okay to walk away from relationships that no longer feel healthy.
“If a moms’ group consistently makes you feel hurt, exhausted, or excluded, then it’s not the right group for you,” Tisdale writes. “Choosing to leave doesn’t make you mean or prejudiced. It makes you honest with yourself. Friendships, like any other relationship, have their seasons.”
Tisdale's essay in The Cut was published a month after her December 2025 blog post, "You Have the Right to Leave Your Moms' Group," went viral. In it, she wrote that after giving birth, she sought connection and support, but experienced typical "mean girl" behavior that turned the group into a toxic environment.
