Miley Cyrus’s Alleged Family Drama: A Complete Timeline
The ever outspoken Miley Cyrus has had a few feuds in her day, including with designer Stefano Gabbana, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato (allegedly), possibly Ed Sheeran for, like, two seconds, and very publicly, Nicki Minaj. But sadly, for the last decade or so, Cyrus’s tiffs haven’t been the fun, intra-celebrity kind but the personal, family kind. It seems the Cyruses are feuding among themselves. Here’s a quick timeline of the drama with the most recent developments first.
Saturday, April 27, 2024: Noah posts pictures of herself and her boyfriend at Coachella on Instagram, captioned with the Lana Del Rey lyric, “Dear lord, when I get to heaven, please let me bring my man.”
One commenter, @realgrandma1341, comments on the post, “Like that guy u and ur mom both have sexy time with?∏ According to a screenshot captured by People, the singer responded, “Hey real grandma, I’m so sorry but will you pleeeeeass just choke on the fattest c-ck. just for a lil bit. great thanks.”
Sunday, April 7, 2024: Noah Cyrus likes a “thirst trap” posted by Miley’s ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth. Messy. She later uploads and deletes an Instagram story with the ole “it’s funny to watch you all get worked up over nothing!” excuse.
Sunday, March 3, 2024: A source alleges to People that “Miley had no idea about the drama with Dominic. No idea at all.” The comment comes amid allegations that Miley’s younger sister Noah had a prior relationship with her mother Tish’s new husband, Prison Break actor Dominic Purcell.
“[Miley] confronted her mom about it,” the source claims. “She thinks it’s a strange situation, but she loves her mom and wants her to be happy.”
Friday, March 1, 2024: Noah Cyrus makes her first public appearance since the revelation of her alleged previous fling with her mother’s new husband. The singer was spotted out and about at Paris Fashion Week with her fiancé, fashion designer Pinkus, in tow. The pair looked serene as they sat front row at the Vetements Womenswear presentation despite the ongoing drama reportedly playing out within the Cyrus family.
The same day, a source tells People that Noah “was offended” her mother married actor Dominic Purcell after he and the 24-year-old had previously hooked up.
“Noah and Dominic were seeing each other in a friends with benefits way, off and on,” the source claimed. “They stopped seeing each other and then Tish started something up.”
The source goes on to posit that “Tish knew he had been seeing Noah” but “Tish never gave Noah the chance to talk about all of this before they got married.”
Noah Cyrus in sheer lace at the Vetements Womenswear fashion event with fiancé Pinkus
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February 29, 2024: Us Weekly speaks to a source who claims “Noah and Tish haven’t spoken since the whole thing happened with Dominic” and that “Tish is spiraling out of control and trying to figure out how to diffuse this.” The source also tells the outlet Noah and Dominic dated for “about 8 to 9 months” but were “having issues.”
Wednesday, February 28, 2024: The Daily Mail enters the chat with an anonymous insider claiming “Noah never dated Dominic and they were not together. She is delusional to think otherwise and is trying to create a narrative that will paint her as a victim.”
The insider also addresses Noah’s absence from Tish and Dominic’s wedding in August. “Noah was not invited to Tish’s wedding and she would not have come even if she was,” the source alleges. “Tish wanted a peaceful wedding and did not want Noah to create any sort of scene.”
Tuesday, February 27, 2024: An insider alleges to Us Weekly that “Noah was [seeing] Dominic when Tish started pursuing him,” and Tish was reportedly aware of this. “The turmoil between Noah and Tish goes far beyond [what people think],” the source claimed. “Noah is very distraught over Tish stealing Dominic from her.”
Wednesday, February 14, 2024: A source tells Us Weekly that Noah has “always been close with Billy Ray” and her loyalty to her father has “caused a rift between her and Miley.” A second source seemingly confirms this take on the matter, adding to the outlet: “The family dynamics haven’t been the same since the divorce, and now that Tish and Billy Ray are with other people, there’s even more division among them all.”
Wednesday, February 7, 2024: Tish Cyrus-Purcell’s episode of Call Her Daddy airs, in which she goes into more detail about the ups and downs of life with Billy Ray, and why they broke up and got back together so many times.
“I think I did stay so long out of fear, literal fear of being alone,” she tells host Alex Cooper, according to Us Weekly. “I met [Billy Ray] when I [was] 24. So I, like, grew up…[and] he was such a huge part of that.”
She also reveals that during the pandemic, the pair spent two years living apart, with the country singer in Tennessee while she stayed in Los Angeles. During this time (August 2020) Cyrus-Purcell lost her mother, triggering “one month of a complete psychological breakdown. It was the worst thing…I could not eat. I could not sleep. I could not stop crying…I don’t have my mom and then I don’t have my husband [who’s] been my husband for 30 years.”
With the help of hindsight, and now being in a better marriage, she sees that there was “disrespect” in her marriage to Billy Ray. “Honestly, on both our parts,” the mom of five says. Thankfully, she says, her current situation is much better, and she says that “there’s not one second” that she feels disrespected by her husband.
Sunday, February 4, 2024: Miley Cyrus wins her first Grammy! And her second Grammy! Yay! In her acceptance speech for record of the year, she thanks family members including “my mommy, my sister, my love, my main gays because look how good I look,” and even says, “I don’t think I forgot anyone. But I might have forgotten underwear. Bye!” So…not her dad.
At this point let’s do a quick roundup of the Cyrus siblings! Miley is one of six. She, her sister Noah, and her brother Braison are all the children of both Tish Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley’s half-sister Brandi and half-brother Trace are from Tish’s marriage to her first husband but were adopted by Billy Ray, per People. Miley also has a half-brother Christopher from another relationship of her father’s, though he is pretty much never around.
From left: Tish, Miley, and Brandi Cyrus at the Grammys
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So! Miley attended the Grammys with her mom, Tish, and her sister Brandi, so that’s who she was thanking, leaving out all the other sibs in addition to her dad. Yes, the kids chose sides and picked teams.
October 11, 2023: Noah Cyrus comments on an interview in which Miley characterizes her as “an emo kid,” writing, “The disrespect in this video.” As many point out, it’s unclear whether Noah is referring to Miley, podcast host Joe Rogan, or both; additionally, the clip is actually from 2020, so Noah’s feelings may have more to do with a current feud than Miley’s specific word choices.
October 10, 2023: Billy Ray marries an Australian musician known as Firerose. None of the kids seems to be there.
August 2023: Following news of her dad’s engagement, fans realize that former Hannah Montana costars Miley and Billy Ray have unfollowed each other on Instagram.
August 19, 2023: Tish marries her boyfriend, actor Dominic Purcell, in Malibu. Per Tish, the two met when she slid into his Instagram DMs. Miley is a bridesmaid, and Brandi and Trace are in attendance. Noah and Braison are very publicly at Wal-Mart.
April 11, 2022: Tish and Billy Ray announce their divorce. They actually get this divorce.
Noah and Miley at the premiere Miley’s movie The Last Song in 2010
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May 2020: Noah Cyrus, Miley’s younger sister, writes about feeling second best in a song and opens up about growing up in the Hannah Montana star’s shadow. She mostly blames internet hate for the “unbearable” experience of growing up in her family, but it does seem like the genesis of a rift between the sisters.
1993–2013: Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus wed after two years of dating in 1993; 17 years later, in 2010, Billy Ray files for divorce but drops it after a few months. In 2013, Tish files for divorce, but after couples therapy, the pair get back together, per People.
