Trace Cyrus, when he was a kid, wanted to be like Billy Ray Cyrus’ dad when he grew up. Nowadays, he says, he “can barely recognize” his father as someone he once thought was “the coolest person ever.”
The younger Cyrus, whose sisters are pop stars Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus, expressed his complicated feelings about the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer Wednesday on Instagram. the An emotional open letter He said he and his sisters had “been really worried about” their father for years and claimed “she pushed us all away.”
Billy Ray Cyrus shares five children with ex-wife Tish Cyrus Purcell: adopted children Trace and Brandi (whom Tish welcomed with her first husband, Baxter Neil Hilson), as well as Miley, Bryson, and Noah. He is also the father of Christopher Cody Cyrus, whom he welcomed with ex-girlfriend Kristen Luckey in 1992. Billy Ray and Tish were married from 1993 to 2022.
Trace Cyrus, 35, claimed on Wednesday that his 63-year-old father wasn’t there for Noah (“she deserves better”) and that his loved ones were “hanging on the memories” and clinging to hope that the “man we once were” knew. He will come back.
“You’re not healthy, Dad, and everyone’s noticing it,” Trace Cyrus continued.
He added, “I hope you realize that this message only comes from a place of love, and that you also fear that the world will lose you too soon.”
Besides airing his and his family’s grievances, Trace Cyrus appears to be offering a helping hand to his estranged father who he suspects is going through his own personal problems.
“I would love to help you if you would open up and get help,” wrote Trace, who said he had not drunk alcohol in more than a year.
Representatives for Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment.
Trace Cyrus shared his statement days after his father performed at President Trump’s Liberty Ball on Monday. Cyrus the Great began the day of his inauguration hiring He sings wonky with both his verse and rapper Lil Nas At one point, he paused his singing, then restarted it, to sync with the video.
“I think you were just warming up, to be honest,” he told the audience, before performing the “Old Town Road” chorus repeatedly for less than 30 seconds.
“They asked me to kill as much time as possible,” he admitted.
Billy Ray Cyrus, after addressing several technical difficulties, concluded his set by singing a minute-long portion of “Achy Breaky Heart,” an approximately 3 1/2-minute, a cappella song. On Instagram he is It’s called The last part of his performance was the “most fun part” of Monday’s ball.
