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Billy Ray Cyrus is “joyful to be out of [his] “marriage” with Firerose.
The 62-year-old star filed for divorce from the 37-year-old musician in Might, simply seven months after their wedding ceremony, and whereas she cited irreconcilable variations and inappropriate marital conduct as the explanations for the cut up, pals say Billy Ray simply desires to “put all of the drama previously.”
A supply advised PEOPLE: “He has a great assist system. He's joyful in Nashville and doing nicely. He's with shut pals and has nice contact with [his daughter] Noah is joyful to be out of the wedding.
“[He feels like the relationship was] It's all a rip-off and he feels fortunate to have uncovered all of it.”
In the meantime, Firerose has alleged that Billy Ray regularly yelled at her and made her really feel like a prisoner at his distant farm exterior Nashville.
She advised the New York Publish's Web page Six: “Billy had very strict guidelines. I didn't have a automotive. I used to be solely allowed to go to the native chiropractor and as soon as a month to get my nails finished… it was systematic isolation and I couldn't discover the braveness to depart.
“If I needed to textual content him, I needed to learn it to him to ask for permission. The identical factor occurred with e mail.”
Firerose added that the stress grew to become so extreme that she fainted two days earlier than her wedding ceremony final October and was taken to the hospital.
She additionally claimed that Billy Ray would give her the silent therapy for hours, typically days, including: “I withdrew… I used to be afraid to speak.”
Regardless of his claims, courtroom paperwork filed in Tennessee earlier this month confirmed Billy Ray claims he was “bodily,” verbally and emotionally abused by his ex, who was born Johanna Rose Hodges.
He additionally used the submitting to disclaim “mind-boggling” allegations that he was the one abusing Firerose.
The paperwork state: “Whereas Plaintiff acknowledges that he was definitely vocal, pissed off and offended with Defendant in Might 2024, it’s Plaintiff who has, in truth, been abused.
“Not solely verbally and emotionally by the accused, but in addition PHYSICALLY abused by himself.”
In an affidavit, Billy Ray's supervisor, Scott Adkins, claimed to have witnessed the abuse towards the singer.
Firerose filed authorized paperwork on July 14 saying Billy Ray filed for divorce in Might, the day earlier than she underwent a preventative double mastectomy.
The Australian says in her grievance that she was identified as a provider of the BRCA1 gene mutation in early 2020 and was “strongly suggested” by her medical doctors to endure the process and breast reconstruction, with the singer scheduling her first surgical procedure for Might 24.