Firerose is opening up about her brief marriage to Billy Ray Cyrus, and her version of events is startling. In a new interview with Page Six, the 37-year-old singer says she felt trapped on his Tennessee farm, describing it as“farm prison.”She claims she had no car and needed permission to see friends, attend church, or record her own music, and she calls the situation“classic narcissistic abuse.”She also says she was 22 when they got involved while he was more than twice her age, and she describes that dynamic as grooming.
Cyrus’team is pushing back hard. A source close to him dismissed the allegations as a“cry for attention”and pointed to court records showing deputies had to remove her from the marital home. Cyrus has separately alleged that Firerose blocked one of his daughters from contacting him. The couple’s divorce was finalized in August 2024, so both sides have had plenty of time to shape their accounts.
What’s next is the music. Firerose is releasing a new single called“Phoenix,”a title that makes her intentions pretty clear, and she says she’s reconnected with the Cyrus children. Billy Ray has reportedly repaired things with his own family and is publicly dating actress Elizabeth Hurley. With two dueling narratives and a new song in the mix, the real question is what listeners will decide.
Are you planning to give“Phoenix”a listen, or does the drama make it hard to separate the music from the headlines?
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