Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose Finalize Divorce 3 Months After Splitting

Billy Ray Cyrus’ divorce from Firerose has been finalized nearly three months after their split.

Billy Ray’s lawyers, Rose Palermo and Jason Talley of Cheatham Palermo & Garrett, confirmed the news in a statement on Monday. “This past Friday, the parties reached a settlement agreement at mediation to dissolve their 7-month marriage, and the Court declared the parties divorced this morning,” the statement read. “Mr. Cyrus is relieved to put this nightmare behind him.”

Included in the statement was a comment from Billy Ray himself, expressing his relief and saying, “I’m giving thanks today to breathe a sigh of relief.”

“This has been absolutely the most crazy insane scam I have ever heard of. Let alone the fact I’m right in the center and basically the target of the scheme. It’s unfortunate… it played out this way,” Billy Ray stated. He added, “It was a matter of the heart. Love is blind … that’s for sure.”

The country singer’s attorneys claim that Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Hodges, “legally changed her last name from ‘Hodges’ to ‘Cyrus'” a couple of weeks ago. “Mr. Cyrus feels that this validates his assertion that his ex-wife’s sole impetus for marrying him was to obtain his last name,” they added.

Billy Ray filed for divorce from Firerose in May after less than a year of marriage. He cited “irreconcilable differences” and “inappropriate marital conduct” as reasons for the dissolution. Under “Grounds for Annulment,” Billy Ray noted that “consent to Marriage was obtained by Fraud.”

Following the divorce filing, Firerose accused Billy Ray of domestic abuse. He countered in court documents, claiming she was the physical, emotional, and verbal abuser.

Amid the divorce proceedings, a judge ruled last month that Firerose has “no legitimate reason” to “have access to and to make any additional charges” on his credit cards after Billy Ray claimed in court that she spent more than $96,000 of his money after he filed for divorce.

Billy Ray, 62, and Firerose, 36, tied the knot on Oct. 10, 2023, in Franklin, Tennessee. They first met on the set of “Hannah Montana” before becoming musical collaborators and got engaged in August 2022.

Billy Ray was previously married to Cindy Smith from 1986 to 1991 and then to Tish Cyrus from 1993 to 2022. He and Tish share three children: Miley, 31, Braison, 30, and Noah, 24. Billy Ray also adopted Tish’s children, Brandi, 37, and Trace, 35.

Source: ET Online