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Ancient The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kung Minkoff Crystal weighs in on the ongoing mom group drama in Hollywood.
“I probably know 70 percent of the mom group because we all went to preschool together. We’re all the same group,” Minkoff, 42, said during the Monday, January 12, episode. his podcast “Humble Brag”by discussing with Million dollar ad star Tracy Tutor. “One of them went to the same high school as us.”
Minkoff briefly explained the situation to Tudor, 50, noting that it became “so important” after Tisdale, 40, wrote an essay about leaving your “toxic mom group” For The cut.
“It’s everywhere everyone is talking about it,” Minkoff said, telling listeners she was going to be “broader” about the discussion.
“I don’t want to talk too much about it because it’s their personal business. I just found it really interesting,” Minkoff continued. “I posted a joke on Threads the other day like, ‘Oh, it’s 2021, I’ve been through this before.'”
Ashley Tisdale French’s unfiltered comment about being excluded from a “toxic” mom group has caught the attention of many other celebrities. In January 2026, Ashley – who shares two daughters with husband Christopher French – raised eyebrows with an essay for The Cut titled “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group” as she candidly spoke […]
Netizens started linking Minkoff to Tisdale after the then-Bravo star revealed she lost “14 friends” after doing so RHOBA debuts in 2021.
“What I found interesting was that Ashley’s story was that she left the band, and my story is [that] “I didn’t leave the band,” Minkoff recalls. “I did the show, and they just said – I did a whole episode about it so it’s not unheard of – they all went against me and dropped me.”
Minkoff shares her children Max, 13, and Zoe, 10, with her husband Rob Minkoff.
Minkoff explained on Monday’s podcast episode that Tisdale “gets all the heat” because it’s a “super celebrity group,” which apparently includes Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore And Meghan Trainoramong others. A representative for Tisdale denied the speculation that the essay was about A-listers, but Minkoff isn’t convinced.
“I just wonder, what did she think was going to happen?” Minkoff said of Tisdale. “That’s not my group. I know them all because we were all from the same preschool. I remember there [were] problems then. Someone wasn’t included.
Minkoff added: “I think if that happened to her, she didn’t read it wrong. You know, if you get kicked out.”
Minkoff revealed she “sent a message” to one of the alleged toxic mothers.
“I was like, ‘I have to know what’s going on.’ They said, “It’s so ironic that we’re the most toxic and she’s alone.” RHOBA the elder continued. “I have mixed feelings about it, because I know this group. I don’t know Ashley at all. I’ve met Ashley a few times, but I don’t know her at all.”
Ashley Tisdale French sparked a firestorm with her once-tight circle of celebrity moms after she abruptly left the group and began writing an essay about former friends’ “toxic” behavior. “The root of the problem was that some women simply became closer friends with each other, and Ashley began to feel abandoned. […]
Minkoff noted that Tisdale is getting “a lot of crap right now” because people like Duff are “so beloved” in Hollywood.
“Ashley gets 90 percent hate,” Minkoff told listeners. “I kept mine private. I didn’t want anyone to know. It all came from other sources.”
Minkoff further explained that she would “feel connected” alongside Tisdale even though she “didn’t know the players” in the situation.
“I’ve been through it. I’ve been through it. So my first [feeling] it’s that I feel for all sides, because I know the band. I will say, someone like Hillary, I’ve known her for 10 years. Super nice,” she said. “I don’t see her being a mean girl like that, but it’s dynamic. So, I feel for Ashley.
