The ever-outspoken Miley Cyrus has had a few feuds in her day, including with designer Stefano Gabbana, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato (reportedly), possibly with Ed Sheeran for, like, two seconds, and very publicly with Nicki Minaj. But sadly, for the past decade or so, Cyrus’s tiffs haven’t been the fun, intra-celebrity kind but the personal, family kind.
For a quick rundown, Miley is one of five children shared by country star Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus. The couple were married from 1993 to 2022, though they split up at multiple points during that period. According to People, Billy Ray adopted Tish’s eldest children, Trace and Brandi, before welcoming three biological children: Miley, Braison, and Noah Cyrus. (He also shares a son, Christopher, with ex-girlfriend Kristin Luckey.)
Though there have been inklings of tension among the Cyrus family for years, the cracks really began to show around 2023, when Noah and Braison skipped their mom’s wedding to Dominic Purcell (more on that below). However, Billy Ray is currently at the center of the family divide thanks to an emotional plea from his son Trace.
Here’s a quick timeline of the drama with the most recent developments at the top.
January 25, 2025: Trace claims Billy Ray threatened him with legal action over the emotional Instagram post he shared earlier in the week. “For all you wondering no I still haven’t heard from my dad,” he wrote in an Instagram story. “He did contact a family member to let me know he’s taking legal action against me for encouraging him to get help. Dad I live 30 minutes away from you. You could’ve just come & talked to me like a man.” In another story, he claimed Father’s Day 2022 was “the last good day I had with my dad.”
