Firerose’s Parents Call Out ‘Lie’ That Ex Billy Ray Cyrus ‘Cut Her Off’ From Them During Marriage

Billy Ray Cyrus’s ex-wife Firerose‘s parents, Stephen and Debbie, are speaking out on the nature of their relationship with their daughter.

“It’s important to set the record straight about the lie that Billy Ray cut her off from her family. That is not true,”  Stephen told Page Six in an article published Tuesday, February 24. “Cutting her off from her family had nothing to do with Billy Ray.”

Stephen and Debbie claim they haven’t talked to Firerose, 37, since 2020, when she “completely cut off all communication with us.”

“She went to L.A. to become an actress. We, her parents, paid for the planet ticket, acting school fees for 18 months, a car and her living expenses there — for several years,” Stephen explained.

“Before she cut us off she had a history over years of cutting many other people out of her life, telling us that they had exploited her or victimized her in some way,” Debbie added.

Stephen also noted Firerose “gained publicity through marrying” the country singer, 64, and said that “by estranging herself from us, her loving family, she has caused us enormous pain.”

The “Achy Breaky Heart” hitmaker — who is now dating Elizabeth Hurley — and Firerose had a tumultuous relationship. After tying the knot in October 2023, Cyrus filed for divorce in May 2024, and it was finalized in August that year.

In June 2024, Firerose told Page Six that the Grammy Award winner made “very strict rules” for her and that she faced “systematic isolation” from him, as her friends and family weren’t allowed to visit her.

Then, in an October 2024 interview with the Daily Telegraph’s Stellar magazine, Firerose said: “My family and friends all had the same experience: me withdrawing and pushing them away.”

However, a representative for Firerose told Page Six she was never referring to her parents.

“She has been in no-contact with the individuals you referenced [her parents] for over a decade — well before her relationship with Mr. Cyrus began,” the rep shared. “As such, they do not have firsthand knowledge of her adult life or the relationship in question.”