Ashley Tisdale and Haylie Duff’s friendship is still going strong amid the “toxic” mom group drama.
The two pals were spotted together leaving an Italian restaurant in Malibu, Calif., with their families on Wednesday.
Both were dressed casually for their dinner date with their kids. Tisdale wore jeans, a loose jacket and loafers, putting her hair up in a bun. Duff also sported jeans, but styled her long hair down in waves.
Ashley Tisdale and Haylie Duff were spotted together leaving an Italian restaurant in Malibu, Calif., with their families on Wednesday. RMBI / BACKGRID
The actress and the food blogger were photographed with their children during the outing. RMBI / BACKGRID
This is the second time the actress and the food blogger, both 40, have spent time together since Tisdale’s essay on leaving a “toxic” mom group published on the Cut went viral earlier this month.
Fans quickly deduced that Tisdale’s former mom group — whom she accused of “mean girl” behavior and excluding her — included Haylie’s younger sister, Hilary Duff, as well as Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor.
While Hilary has yet to comment on the drama, her husband, Matthew Koma, did hit back at Tisdale publicly via his Instagram Stories.
The music producer posted a mock cover of himself on the cover of the Cut, with a headline reading, “A mom group tell all through a father’s eyes: When You’re the Most Self-Obsessed Tone Deaf Person on Earth, Other Moms Tend to Shift Focus To Their Actual Toddlers.”
The two have remained friends since Tisdale made waves with her essay for the Cut, claiming her former celeb mom group was “toxic.” The group included Haylie’s younger sister, Hilary Duff. RMBI / BACKGRID
Haylie has appeared to take Tisdale’s side, “liking” the Cut’s Instagram post promoting the “High School Musical” star’s essay. / SplashNews.com
Meanwhile, Haylie appears to be estranged from her sister and backed Tisdale.
The “Napoleon Dynamite” star “liked” the Cut’s Instagram post promoting Tisdale’s essay after it published on New Year’s Day.
Last week, Hilary revealed details on her estrangement from Haylie while singing her new song, “We Don’t Talk,” during her show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
The lyrics include, “We come from the same home, the same blood.”
The mom group includes other celebs like Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor (pictured here front right). Ashley Tisdale/Instagram
Haylie appears to be estranged from her younger sister, and Hilary recently shared insight into their feud in her new song “We Don’t Talk.” Rich Polk
She also expressed wanting to “get back to how we were as kids.”
“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,” the lyrics read.
The “Lizzie McGuire” alum, 38, appears to want to reconcile with Haylie.
“Not even sure what it was about,” the lyrics continue. “If I did something different / Would you feel something different? / Would you at least let me hear you out?”