Billy Ray Cyrus is snuffing out his marriage to Firerose. The country performer and famous father filed to divorce his singer wife after just seven months, per TMZ. Not just that — he’s asking the court to annul their marriage, claiming it was fraudulent. There are few clues as to whether he’s talking about frauds of the heart or the bank account, but Cyrus did cite “inappropriate marital conduct” in the divorce filing along with the usual irreconcilable differences. We do know, according the reported filing, that the couple separated on May 22 and that Cyrus had kicked Firerose (born Johanna Rose Hodges) out of the house by May 24. He has been funding her search for somewhere new to live, initially paying $500 per night for temporary housing and then agreeing to pay $5,000 per month for 90 days or until the divorce is finalized.
Cyrus, 62, and Firerose, 35, began dating shortly before he finalized his divorce to his ex-wife, Tish, in 2022. Their marriage seems to have driven a wedge between Billy Ray and his most famous daughter, Miley. She made a point to thank her “mommy” and “sister” when accepting a Grammy earlier this year, but not Billy Ray. What’s more, she walked Tish down the aisle when she remarried, to actor Dominic Purcell, last summer but did not attend Billy Ray’s wedding just months later. (Miley’s sister, Noah, might feel differently about Tish and Purcell.)
Billy Ray first met Firerose over a decade before they began dating on the set of Hannah Montana, where she was auditioning. Fans have speculated that Miley, 31, resents her father for dating someone just four years older than her. Shortly after the Grammys, a source told Us Weekly that Billy Ray had “tried reaching out to Miley many times.” Days before news of Billy Ray’s split became public, he reached out again publicly, posting a childhood photo of Miley on Instagram and writing that he’s “incredibly proud of her.”
- [tmz]
Justin Curto , 2024-06-11 23:02:11
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