Billy Ray Cyrus: 'That Damn Hannah Montana Destroyed My Family'
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 @ 06:01AM
Billy Ray Cyrus said appearing on The Disney Channel's Hannah Montana -- the tween-oriented show which revived his career and made his daughter Miley a superstar -- might have been one of the worst things that ever happened to him.
"I'll tell you right now -- that damn show destroyed my family," the one-hit wonder-turned-famous-dad told GQ in its' March issue. "For my family to be here and just everybody okay, safe and sound and happy and normal, would have been fantastic.
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"I'd erase it all in a second if I could."
The Achy Breaky Heart singer -- who’s divorcing Miley’s mom, and his wife of 18 years, Tish -- said in the strong interview that there's "no doubt" Satan is attacking his family -- including his famous daughter.
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"I'm scared for her," he said. "She's got a lot of people around her that's putting her in a great deal of danger. I want to get her sheltered from the storm."
Billy said when Miley made headlines a few months back, after a video of her smoking saliva from a water pipe sprouted online, Miley's reps "told me it was none of my business.
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"I should have been a better parent," he said. "I should have said, 'enough is enough.' But I didn't."
Those scandals led him to decide to skip attend Miley's 18th birthday party, where Miley ultimately was photographed making out with a young man.
"You know why I didn't go? Because they were having it in a bar. It was wrong. It was for 21 years old and up. Once again all them people, they all wanted me to fly out so that then when all the bad press came they could say, 'Daddy endorsed this stuff. ...' I started realizing I'm being used. If I would have went out there I would have been right in the middle of all this stuff that's going on right now with the bong. They'd be hanging it on my ass. I had the common sense ... I said, 'This whole thing's falling apart up there and they just want to blame all of this stuff on you again.' I'm staying out of it."
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He had one hit, no work, so he made a TV show with his daughter. She is an adult now. Go find a job Billy. You can't live off her anymore. Worry about your other kids.
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 7:00pm
Good for you, Billy Ray! Get back to your roots! Sorry all this cost you your family. The price of fame and fortune is expensive. Some of us still wish you well!
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 3:17pm
Loser. He'd be living in a trailer w/o that show. He loved it, the $, the attention - all of it. If he gave a crap about Miley he'd shut up and quit talking about her publicly. L.O.S.E.R. has been.
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:46pm
LOSER dads like Levi Johnston and now Billy Ray love to whine in articles in GQ. Miley is an adult now and Billy Ray is not making MONEY$$$ from HER hard work anymore so he whines. LOSER LOSER LOSER LOSER
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:39pm
A good father does not allow a child who's legal name at birth was Destiny Hope to change it to her nickname, Miley just to push her BRAND. She was a minor when Billy Ray approved that. Now his child has become a brand & adult.
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:37pm
is miley's mom an enabler, too?
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:35pm
Cha-Ching makes people blind. You're not the only one homie. Enjoy the green...
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:35pm
It wasn't just Billy Ray that contributed to Miley Ray;s downslide...the entertainment industry will suck anyone dry that gives them the money and discard them later..the applause of the fans, the money, jerks...and then her parents all contributed
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:20pm
He did an awesome job in coming open about it and not denying everything like most of them do...Good for him...but one thing keeps running through my mind and that is that it takes a village to destroy a child..the world has a powerful pull.
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:13pm
Good for him! The easier road would be to just go along, but he's taking the harder route...he's being a parent. I give him credit for seeing where he screwed up before by not taking a stand. Better late than never, so cut him a break.
Posted Tue, 02/15/2011 - 1:28pm