McDowell and Collins are "overjoyed" about daughter Tove's birth. But he called out people making assumptions about "the motivations of a surrogate."

Lily Collins ' husband Charlie McDowell is speaking out about the negative comments regarding surrogacy following the arrival of the couple's first child together. After the couple announced the birth of their daughter via surrogate in an Instagram post last week, they were met with mixed reactions from users on the platform.

Director Charlie McDowell spoke out after he and Lily Collins received harsh criticism for using a surrogate to welcome their newborn daughter, Tove Jane.

Lily Collins' husband, Charlie McDowell, has spoken out against those leaving "unkind messages" about the couple's use of a surrogate. On Instagram, he addressed the messages in the comment section of the joint post announcing the birth of their daughter,

The 'Emily in Paris' star and her film director husband announced they welcomed their first child over the weekend.

After Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell announced the exciting news of the birth of their first child on Instagram, the latter took to the comments to address the "unkind" comments about their decision to have their baby girl through surrogacy.