Singer-songwriter Willa Ford has spoken out in defense of Ashley Tisdale French's former mom group after the Disney Channel alum's viral essay detailing their allegedly "toxic" behavior. Ford, 44, revealed during a Friday, January 9, interview with Page Six Radio that she is close friends with Kelsey Deenihan and Janice Gott, two moms who have been photographed hanging out with French, 40. Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff and Meghan Trainor were also known to be part of the mom group. "Kelsey and Janice are ride or dies. I went through a divorce.