Billy Ray and Firerose Cyrus’s marriage has ended, three months after the country singer filed for divorce from his Australian wife, citing ‘irreconcilable differences.’
After a bitter and public breakup, during which both accused each other of verbal and emotional abuse, court documents signed Monday and obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com show that Firerose walked away with nothing.
According to a source, Firerose is fine with the outcome. “She settled for nothing just to be done with him and get away from the situation,” the insider told DailyMail.com exclusively.
For the most part, the divorce agreement allows each party to walk away from the brief marriage with what they brought to it initially.
Divorce Details
Firerose and Billy Ray Cyrus are officially divorced, according to court documents filed on Monday.
The country star filed for divorce from his Australian wife in May, less than a year after they tied the knot.
Court documents filed on Monday and obtained by DailyMail.com reveal Firerose, who married the singer in October, walked away with $0 in the divorce.
Settlement Terms
The terms of the divorce agreement show that Billy Ray has agreed to relinquish any claims to credits or royalties on songs that the couple wrote or published together before and during their marriage.
Billy Ray’s May 22, 2024, divorce filing came just days before Firerose, 37, was due to have a double mastectomy following her diagnosis with the BRCA gene, indicating a higher likelihood of certain cancers.
During the contentious divorce, Billy Ray cast doubt on this claim by subpoenaing her medical records. She has since rescheduled her surgery.
A source stated, “If this went to trial, Firerose and her team would have provided significant evidence to prove he fabricated a narrative to benefit his public image.”
Differing Perspectives
Billy Ray viewed things differently, claiming Firerose married him solely to gain the last name Cyrus. He said she changed her name from Hodges, her first husband’s last name, just a couple of weeks ago.
“I’m just very relieved,” Billy Ray said in a statement to DailyMail.com. “This has been the most insane scam I have ever heard of, and it’s unfortunate it played out this way. Not only was it a web of lies that put me in physical danger, but it was also a matter of the heart. Love is blind – that’s for sure.”
Public Outburst
Last month, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed shocking audio in which Billy Ray could be heard belittling and mocking Firerose.
In an expletive-laden rant, he warned Firerose: “If you had just left it alone, now I’m really pissed. Once again, showing you will not listen. I don’t know who you think you are, but you will not listen…this ain’t about nothing, this is about you being a selfish bitch.”
Further evidence obtained by DailyMail.com showed that Billy Ray’s vitriol extended to several significant women in his life, including his superstar daughter Miley, whom he referred to only as ‘devil.’
In other audio, Billy Ray bizarrely speaks of himself in the third person before turning his attention to Miley and uttering, “Everyone knows devil’s a skank.”
Impact on Relationships
Billy Ray also has a tumultuous relationship with Tish Cyrus, his ex-wife of more than 30 years and the mother of three of his biological children – Miley, Braison, and Noah. He adopted Tish’s two older children, Brandi and Trace, when they married.
Billy Ray’s marriage to Firerose, which came just four months after Tish filed for divorce, is believed to have strained his relationship with Miley. The former child star famously snubbed Billy Ray in her Grammy Awards acceptance speech in February.
Billy Ray was still married to Tish when he first met Firerose in 2010. The Sydney-born musician was just 22, and Billy Ray was 48.
The two became friends, but nothing happened romantically until Billy Ray reached out to Firerose a decade later and asked her to duet with him on a version of Tanya Tucker’s “Delta Dawn.”
He was still married to Tish at the time but told Firerose they were “soulmates” and promised her a romance for the ages. However, just seven months after their October 2023 marriage, Billy Ray filed for divorce in an acrimonious split finalized with the swivel of a judge’s ballpoint pen today.
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