The country singer recently faced backlash for performing at President Donald Trump’s inauguration.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Words by Nikki Peach<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-at-10.35.41.png” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 10.35.41″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Billy Ray Cyrus is a man who means different things to different people. To some, he is the \u2018Achy Breaky Heart\u2019 country singer who helped popularise line dancing in the \u201890s, to others he is the dad from Hannah Montana<\/em>. Most recently, he is the man who struggled through various technical difficulties to perform on stage at President Donald Trump\u2019s inaugural Liberty Ball, which some viewers labelled \u2018an epic disaster\u2019.<\/p>\n To his family, however, he is lost. \u2018How good was it to see our President back in command?\u2019 asked the singer during his performance in Washington DC. A controversial gig to say the least, with stars including Carrie Underwood, Snoop Dogg and The Village People all facing backlash for taking part.<\/p>\n Billy Ray\u2019s adopted son Trace Cyrus was the first to publicise his disappointment. \u2018Since my earliest memories all I can remember is being obsessed with you and thinking you were the coolest person ever. I wanted to be just like you. The day you adopted me was the happiest day of my life. Sadly, the man that I wanted so desperately to be just like I barely recognise now,\u2019 he wrote in a candid open letter. \u2018It seems this would has beaten you down and it\u2019s become obvious to everyone but you.\u2019<\/p>\n Trace concluded that his letter was coming \u2018from a place of love\u2019, as well as a fear \u2018that the world may lose you far too soon\u2019. In an apparent response, Billy Ray later shared a video from his 2008 single \u2018Somebody Say a Prayer\u2019 on social media with the caption, \u2018Praying for the broken hearted and their pain. Praying for my family. For my children\u2026 sons and daughters\u2026 and their mother.\u2019<\/p>\n However, it seems as though he may have responded differently in private. In a second post from Trace, he wrote, \u2018For you to threaten me with legal action for wanting you to get help is a disgrace. [\u2026] I will always love you, but I do longer respect you as a man. Everyone close to you is terrified to tell you how they really feel. I\u2019m not. Get help.\u2019<\/p>\n A damning indictment, especially from his own family member, but Trace is not alone in his concern for Billy Ray. In a recent interview with Page Six, the singer\u2019s most recent ex-wife Firerose Cyrus said, \u2018What\u2019s being seen in public now reflects much of what I experienced in private during our relationship. It\u2019s very sad to see those struggles continue for him, but I\u2019m glad the truth is coming to light \u2013 for his potential good because healing is only possible when you confront the truth and accept there\u2019s a problem.\u2019<\/p>\n The marriage of Billy Ray and Firerose, who are 27 years apart in age, lasted eight months and ended last year. Needless to say, they did not end on amicable terms, with Billy Ray filing for a temporary restraining order, accusing Firerose of abuse and claiming she made $96,986 worth of unauthorised charges on his account. She denied the allegations and claims that Billy Ray was abusive, allegations which he also denies.<\/p>\n Then followed a leaked audio file where Billy Ray could be heard calling his then-wife a \u2018selfish b*tch\u2019, \u2018a liar\u2019 and \u2018a cheat\u2019. He later said, \u2018Just think of it\u2026 The truth on, I mean, no, Brandi, Trace, and everyone knows [that] devil\u2019s a skank\u2019, which is an apparent reference to either his first wife Tish Finley or his most famous daughter Miley Cyrus.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”] Tish has had her own tumultuous relationship with Billy Ray over the years. During the couple\u2019s 30-year on-off marriage, they welcomed three children together, Miley, Braison and Noah, as well as two adopted children from Tish\u2019s previous relationship, Brandi and Trace. In 1992, the year Miley was born, Billy Ray also welcomed a son called Christopher with waitress Kristin Luckey, whom he pledged to support.<\/p>\n Billy Ray first filed for divorce from Tish in 2010 but dropped the proceedings the following year. In 2013, Tish filed for divorce herself, but they later dropped the proceedings after starting couple\u2019s therapy. In 2022, they finally broke up, with court documents revealing that they separated two years earlier. Speaking on the Call Her Daddy<\/em> podcast Tish said there was \u2018so much disrespect on both parts\u2019 throughout their relationship, admitting that she had \u2018not been in a good place for a long time\u2019.<\/p>\n As for Miley, who has had the most public facing relationship with Billy Ray, she has reportedly not been on speaking terms with him since the derogatory Firerose voice notes were made public. Last year, when she won Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her single \u2018Flowers\u2019 at the Grammys, she thanked her mum, her boyfriend and her sisters, but not her father, which several fans interpreted as a snub.<\/p>\n There is clearly tension coming from multiple different angles in the Cyrus family, but an insider has since told People<\/em> that \u2018Miley and Noah and Braison and Tish don\u2019t want to be this Cyrus family feud\u2019, adding that \u2018this is not enjoyable for them\u2019 and they \u2018got through the drama of 2024\u2019.<\/p>\n Between his performance at Trump\u2019s inauguration, the Firerose allegations, and his various public arguments with his relatives, Billy Ray\u2019s reputation is suffering. Nevertheless, he shows no signs of slowing down. The country singer has defended his choice to perform in Washington, saying \u2018you just had to be there\u2019, and has announced a new album produced by his son Braison.<\/p>\n \u2018This is art imitating life, imitating art,\u2019 Billy Ray said in a statement. \u2018It starts and ends with art. Braison is very talented and \u201925 is his year. I\u2019m glad to be a part of it. This record is gonna be special. I\u2019m gearing up for what will be the journey of a lifetime.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”] Photo: <\/b>IMAGO<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Billy Ray Cyrus has responded to his family’s concerns on social media…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"guestgrazia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6528"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6537,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528\/revisions\/6537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘Everyone close to you is terrified to tell you how they really feel’<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]