Ashley Tisdale to produce, star in ‘Toxic Moms’ series
Ashley Tisdale attends the world premiere of the new season of Disney’s ‘Phineas And Ferb’ at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Ashley Tisdale is turning her toxic mom drama into a toxic mom comedy.
The actress is producing and starring in Toxic Moms, a new half-hour comedy expected to air on Netflix. Deadline first reported the news, which Tisdale confirmed by sharing it to her Instagram.
Ali Wong and Sabrina Jalees are also producing the project, with Jalees writing and Wong potentially directing.
The series follows a new mom desperate to fit in with “a clique of cool, wealthy mothers,” according to Deadline.
Earlier this year, Tisdale wrote about her experience with a mom group gone sour in an essay for The Cut titled “Breaking Up with My Toxic Mom Group.” The essay went viral as people speculated on which celebrity moms Tisdale was writing about.
Based on past social media posts, fans believed the mom group included Meghan Trainor, Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff.
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Hayden Panettiere attends Los Angeles premiere of “Blonde” at TCL Chinese Theatre on Sept. 13, 2022, in Hollywood, California. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — A representative for the late actress Hayden Panettiere issued a brief statement Thursday after the Drug Enforcement Administration joined the investigation into her death earlier this week.
Panettiere, known for her roles in “Ice Princess,” “Heroes,” “Nashville” and more, died Sunday at age 36.
In a statement shared with ABC News on Thursday, Panettiere’s representative said, “There’s nothing to be shared at this time as the investigation is ongoing but we are hopeful that justice will be served.”
The DEA joined the investigation into Panettiere’s death on Wednesday, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Greenville City Police Department in South Carolina is the lead investigative agency, and the DEA is assisting.
News of the DEA joining the investigation came one day after Greenville police released a report detailing the scene at the private residence where Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest and later pronounced dead.
According to that report, an officer arrived at the residence on Easley Bridge Road in Greenville on Sunday, responding to an EMS assist for an unresponsive individual.
The officer said that Panettiere was with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zack Hickerson, when she died.
According to the police report, it is unknown if Panettiere was using drugs or alcohol at the time of her death, although the officer added in the report that Brian Hickerson had shown them the bag of medication that Panettiere was taking.
Officials arrived on scene to assist in the investigation, and the coroner was also on scene to conduct their investigation.
Panettiere’s official cause and manner of death “remain pending further investigation and the completion of additional studies,” the coroner’s office said in a press release on Monday.
Prior to her death, Panettiere had been candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood.
She released a memoir this May titled “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” in which she shared “a rare and intimate glimpse into her life behind closed doors, opening up about postpartum depression, addiction and recovery, trauma, domestic abuse, and loss,” according to a synopsis for her book.
Across Hollywood, many have been mourning the actress’s death. Along with “Ice Princess,” “Heroes” and “Nashville,” Panettiere also starred in “Remember the Titans,” “Raising Helen,” several “Scream” films and more.
Panettiere is survived by her daughter Kaya, whom she shared with her ex-fiance Wladimir Klitschko.
