Billy Ray Cyrus has accused his estranged wife Firerose of bodily, verbal and emotional abuse.
The allegations come a few week after Firerose accused the nation singer of related mistreatments of their heated divorce proceedings.
Cyrus, 62, submitted new court docket paperwork in Tennessee on Monday.
The Achy Breaky Heart singer “vehemently” denied Firerose’s allegations that Cyrus subjected her to “extreme verbal, emotional and psychological abuse” throughout their almost seven-month marriage.
Cyrus known as the claims made by Firerose “mindboggling,” in line with People Magazine, which obtained the court docket paperwork.
He filed to divorce Firerose, 36, on May 23, citing irreconcilable variations and inappropriate marital conduct.
Firerose has denied any wrongdoing.
In her counter-grievance filed earlier this month, Firerose (actual title Johanna Rose Hodges) mentioned Cyrus was “unpredictable and volatile” and has substance abuse points. She mentioned she felt unsafe whereas dwelling with Cyrus and accused him of steady “verbal assaults.”
Lawyers for Cyrus wrote the singer was “certainly vocal, frustrated and angry” with Firerose within the month earlier than submitting for divorce however was by no means abusive.
“It is the plaintiff who, in fact, has been abused,” Cyrus’s legal professionals responded. “Not only verbally and emotionally by the Defendant, but PHYSICALLY abused by Defendant.”
Cyrus’s music supervisor, Scott Adkins, submitted an affidavit claiming he witnessed Firerose abusing Cyrus.
According to ET News, Adkins mentioned he noticed Firerose “speak disrespectfully” and act “out of control towards Mr. Cyrus” in March, when Cyrus apparently obtained an invite to carry out Old Town Road with Nicki Minaj at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Adkins mentioned Firerose, who can be a rustic singer, grew to become “defensive” over the chance provided to Cyrus and “inserted herself” into the state of affairs. Adkins mentioned Cyrus advised him Firerose was “hitting” him however requested his supervisor to not name police.
An unnamed consultant for Firerose known as the abuse allegations in opposition to her “false” and mentioned the affidavit shouldn’t be trusted as a result of Adkins is on Cyrus’s “payroll,” and thereby not credible.
Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose on their marriage ceremony day in October 2023.
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Cyrus additionally denied a number of of Firerose’s different allegations made in her counter-grievance, specifically that he requested for a divorce as a result of she required a preventive double mastectomy. Firerose advised the court docket she was identified as a provider of the BRCA1 gene mutation in 2020, which will increase the chance of breast most cancers.
Cyrus mentioned Firerose had been conscious of the analysis for years however didn’t share the data with him till they had been married. He claimed Firerose threatened to destroy his profession by telling the general public he needed to divorce her solely days earlier than her scheduled mastectomy.
The spokesperson for Firerose known as Cyrus’s response about her double mastectomy a “cruel manipulation” of information and slammed his “audacity to question a BRCA-positive women’s decision to undergo a preventative surgery.”
Lawyers for Cyrus have requested for “strict proof” of Firerose’s abuse allegations in opposition to him.
Firerose’s rep mentioned Cyrus’s “story keeps evolving and this filing is simply another abusive tactic to distract away from the serious, true allegations brought against him, backed by an abundance of evidence.”
“What Billy Ray fails to recognize is when you have a decades-long history of emotional and psychological abuse, people start to take notice. The truth will come to light,” the assertion concluded.
Since submitting for divorce on May 22, Cyrus has accused Firerose of making 37 unauthorized expenses on his bank cards, totalling about US$97,000 (about C$133,000).
He also accused Firerose of attempting to “isolate” him from at the very least one of his daughters, although he didn’t specify which baby.
Cyrus requested the court docket for a brief restraining order in opposition to Firerose.
The couple married in October 2023.
Cyrus is searching for to annul the wedding on the grounds of fraud, the precise particulars of that are unclear.
He was beforehand married to Tish Cyrus, although the couple divorced in April 2022 after 28 years of marriage. Together, they share 5 youngsters: daughters Miley, Noah and Brandi, and sons Trace (who, like Brandi, was adopted by Cyrus) and Braison.
Cyrus additionally has one different baby together with his ex-girlfriend Kristen Luckey, son Christopher Cody. He was earlier married to Cindy Smith from 1986 till 1991, making Firerose his third wife.
If you or somebody you realize is experiencing abuse or is concerned in an abusive state of affairs, please go to the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime for assist. They are additionally reachable toll-free at 1-877-232-2610.
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