Hilary Duff opened up about cutting ties with friends months before drama ensued surrounding Ashley Tisdale French's essay about a "toxic" mom group. When asked on a November 2025 episode of the "Therapuss" podcast whether "trusting people [was] hard" for her at an early age, Duff, 38, replied, "Yeah, there was a few people where I was like, 'Oh I think that person is not trustworthy.'" "I've always had a really good gauge of people. I think it's, like, a little talent that I have.