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Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose finalize divorce 3 months after split — she’s awarded $0
By Sean Mandell,
3 hours ago
Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose have finalized their divorce.
The end to the couple’s marriage, which officially took effect on Monday, August 5, comes after less than a year together as husband and wife.
Cyrus, 62, filed for divorce from his Australian wife and musical collaborator three months ago, on May 22, 2024, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
According to the divorce documents obtained by The Post, Firerose, 37, walked away from the marriage with $0. The thirty-seven-year-old singer “settled for nothing just to be done with [Cyrus] and get away from the situation,” a source told Daily Mail .
Cyrus seems equally grateful that the seven-month-long union has been dissolved, one he called a “scam.”
In a statement given to The Post by Cyrus’ lawyers, the country star said, “I’m just very relieved… and 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,” he added. “[N]ot only was it a web of lies that put me in physical danger …. It was a matter of the heart.”
“Love is blind … that’s for sure.”
Cyrus’ lawyers called the marriage and the subsequent divorce a “nightmare.” They also alleged that Firerose only married Cyrus for his last name. According to them, a couple of weeks ago, Cyrus’ now ex-wife, who had taken her first husband’s last name, Hodges, legally changer her surname to “Cyrus” prior to the pair entering mediation.
“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 declared.
Meanwhile, a source close to Firerose told The Daily Mail that the public’s perception of the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer would have been tarnished had the divorce continued to play out.
“If this went to trial, Firerose and her team would have provided a significant amount of evidence to prove he fabricated a narrative that would benefit his public image,” the source said.
“There is no doubt she would have been awarded the divorce. But it was much more important to her that this continuous smear campaign end, and the emotional turmoil stop so she can close the door on this chapter and recover from her surgery peacefully.”
According to the pair’s official settlement, obtained by The Post and first reported by InTouch , both parties will keep all the possessions they owned when they entered in the marriage. This includes any “inherited assets, clothing, hats, accessories, guitars, and musical equipment, jewelry, and items personal to him or her now in their respective possession.”
Cyrus will keep all of his horses and livestock along with all of his vehicles – a 2010 Nissan Titan, 1993 Harley Davidson, 1993 GMC Truck, 2008 Freightliner Sprinter Van and a 2024 Nissan Murano. The Kentucky native also kept his interest in an assortment of production and publishing companies and “any and all right, title and interest” in royalties for his musical compositions.
Firerose, on the other hand, was awarded her 2020 Mercedes Benz and also the ownership, master rights, and copyright interests “as well as his share of any writer’s ownership and publishing and writers royalties” for the songs the pair wrote and/or published “prior to and during the course of the parties’ marriage in order for wife to have one hundred percent ownership.”
Neither will pay alimony or spousal support, and both were deemed responsible for their own debts.
Cyrus and FIrerose’s acrimonious split played out in public, with both the country star and Firerose accusing one another of both verbal and emotional abuse.
In July, audio of Cyrus belittling and mocking his Australian-born wife in an expletive-laden rant was obtained by Daily Mail .
The altercation appears to have begun after Cyrus was late to get on stage at a show, for which he blamed Firerose.
‘If you had just left it the f–k alone, now I’m really f–king p—ed, once again showing you will not listen,” Cyrus reportedly said.
“I don’t know who the f–k you think you are, but you will not listen…this ain’t about nothing this is about you being a selfish f–king b—h.”
“I don’t think you’re real smart,” he added. “I’ve changed my mind on that s–t. What I think you are is a selfish f–king b—h. That’s what you are.”
Firerose can be heard on the recording begging Cyrus to “please stop shouting.” Unmoved, he responded “This would not be happening if you had just shut your f–king mouth. Look at what a f–king mess you’ve made.”
He continued, “What a dumb ass [you are] …’cos you have to know I will not tolerate that s–t. You just f–ked up…f–k you. You know better than that. F–king idiot.”
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