Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose’s short-lived marriage is officially over. The singers have settled their divorce after months of tension and allegations of abuse and fraud, The Times has confirmed. A representative for the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer said the former spouses settled Friday, but did not disclose more information about the terms of their separation.
In a statement shared with The Times, the rep for Cyrus said the singer “is relieved to put this nightmare behind him” while Cyrus dubbed his marriage to Firerose a “crazy insane scam.” Additionally, the father to Grammy winner Miley Cyrus and his rep also alleged that Firerose, 36, legally changed her last name from Hodges to Cyrus “a couple of weeks ago” and that the surname was her “sole impetus for marrying” the 62-year-old singer. “It’s unfortunate .
.. it played out this way .
.. not only was it a web of lies that put me in physical danger .
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It was a matter of the heart. Love is blind ..
. that’s for sure,” Cyrus said. A source close to Firerose denied the name-change allegations, claiming the Australian singer filed to change her last name shortly after her marriage to Cyrus in the fall of 2023.
The source also told The Times in a statement that Firerose and her legal team “would have provided a significant evidence to prove [Cyrus] fabricated a narrative that would benefit his public image” had their case gone to trial. “It was much more important to [Firerose] that this conti.