Country singer and Miley Cyrus’ father, Billy Ray Cyrus, has spoken out about the expletive-filled rant he directed at his wife, Australian singer Firerose.
The audio, which Billy Ray confirmed was authentic, reveals the singer berating Firerose, 37 – calling her an assortment of nasty names.
In a statement posted to his Instagram story, Billy Ray wrote: ‘Hell yeah I was at my wit’s end. As every day went by, I started realizing something was wrong. And that’s before I knew she was a fraud.’
The message continues, with Billy Ray repeatedly blaming his estranged wife for his behaviour.
‘I just knew something wasn’t right. That was before I knew she was David Hodges ex-wife. That’s before I knew her parents last name. I had no idea she was arrested for felony residential burglary.
‘I saw before my very own eyes, everything I thought I knew about her, was a lie. She was trying to take over my career, my life and usurp the Cyrus name for her own gain.
He finished the post ominously: ‘See you in court.’
Firerose, for her part, has claimed that she was subject to ‘extreme verbal, emotional and psychological abuse’ throughout her seven-month marriage to Billy Ray.
The audio of Billy Ray’s rant, obtained by the Daily Mail, is reportedly about a situation in which the singer missed a stage performance, something he evidently blamed on Firerose: ‘If you had just left it the f**k alone, now I’m really f**king p***ed, once again showing you will not listen.
‘I don’t know who the f**k you think you are, but you will not listen…this ain’t about nothing this is about you being a selfish f**king b***h.’
He continues, shockingly: ‘I don’ think you’re real smart, I’ve changed my mind on that s**t. What I think you are is a selfish f**king b***h. That’s what you are.’
Firerose can then be heard asking him to please stop shouting, to which he responde: ‘This would not be happening if you had just shut your f**king mouth. Look what a f**king mess you’ve made.
‘What a dumb ass [you are] …’cos you have to know I will not tolerate that s**t. You just f**ked up…f**k you. You know better than that. F**king idiot.’
The Daily Mail also reports that additional audio reveals Billy Ray going after his famous daughter, Miley Cyrus, saying: ‘Everyone knows that devil’s a skank.’
A feud between Miley and Billy Ray has been rumoured since last year when the Grammy winning Flowers singer, 31, for Firerose.
Billy Ray and Miley’s mother Tish Cyrus were married since 1993 but officially divorced in 2022 – with Billy Ray marrying Firerose just four months later.
in her winning speech at the Awards in February.
An insider claimed to: ‘He’s tried reaching out to Miley many times and congratulated her on her Grammys.’
Tish and Billy Ray announced their divorce in April 2022,after, claiming that she had not lived with her ex-husband since February 2020.
‘It is after 30 years, five amazing children and a lifetime of memories, we have decided to go our separate ways—not with sadness, but with love in our hearts,’ they told People Magazine in a message.
‘We have grown up together, raised a family we can be so proud of, and it is now time to create our own paths.
‘We will always be family and look forward to a continued and loving shared experience as friends and parents.’
But according to a text exchange obtained by DailyMail.com, Billy Ray said of Tish to his publicist Scott Adkins: ‘She is a liar…a w***e…and a cheat. Complete skank. Scum of the earth. A fraud.’
Comparing her to Lindsay Lohan’s mother, Dina, 61, he continued: ‘Makes Deanna [sic] Lohan look like Mother Theresa.’
These leaked messages and audio clips come after reports that Billy Ray filed for divorce Firerose – and kicked her out of their home – the day before she was set to get a double mastectomy.
Firerose reportedly discovered she was a carrier of BRCA1 gene in 2020 and was ‘highly recommended’ to have both breasts removed and reconstructed in order to avoid developing breast cancer.
Court documents seen by read: ‘On the day Wife was set to get her surgery, she was instead searching for a place to live and under a significant amount of emotional distress.’