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.