As far as family drama goes, Miley Cyrus’ family is hard to compete with. It’s made up of former music superstar Billy Ray Cyrus, his ex-wife Tish Cyrus, and their six kids, Miley, Brandi, Trace, Braison, and Christopher. The family has been through many controversies and tragedies, and their relationships haven’t always survived those difficult times.
One memorable moment was in April 2022, when Tish filed for divorce from her husband after nearly 30 years of marriage. After this, there was a huge family feud that consisted of Miley and her father falling out and being estranged, and losing shade thrown from both parties. However, Miley admitted that their issues started before the divorce took place, telling Monica Lewinsky on the “Reclaiming” podcast, “My family has had a really difficult, you know—what did you call your decade? Dark decade? Yeah, we had one of those. Half of us weren’t speaking to each other at one point.”
The “Flowers” singer confessed that much of the tension came from poor communication and not clearing up drama as it was happening. But in 2025, she made it her mission to end the family drama and mend the rifts, especially the feud between her and her father. On the podcast, she spoke about wanting her family to feel like she was a “safe space” to come to and someone who always had “the white flag” when they came to speak to her about difficult issues.
While they’re now on a journey towards reconciliation, it’ll be hard for the public to remember all the insane rumors that spread about the Cyrus family while they were fighting with each other.
Noah was in a love triangle with her mother and Dominic Purcell, allegedly
A mother-daughter love triangle? Yikes! On the “Reclaiming” podcast, Miley spoke about how she feels a strong loyalty to her mother and hence sided with her during the split. Her sister Noach, on the other hand, sided with their father, doing a collab with her for her debut album and dubbing him her “hero” on social media.
But things got bad when Tish married actor Dominic Purcell. Several siblings were no-shows at the wedding (only Trace, Brandi, and Miley showed up), and Noah stoked the fire by letting the public know her absence was deliberate when she posted an Instagram photo of her hanging out with her brother Braison and wearing her dad’s merch that day.
The bad blood continues with the rumor that Tish apparently stole Dominic from Noah, who previously dated the “Prison Break” actor. An insider said that Tish knew Dominic was seeing her daughter and never discussed the issue before the wedding. While there was evidently no overlap with the relationships, many had suspicions.
One woman declared that she was Miley’s biological mother
The Cyrus family finally appeared to have reached a peaceful truce in December 2025, posing together for magazine spreads and sharing kind words on Instagram. But this was ruined when a woman named Jayme Lee stated in a lawsuit that she was Miley’s biological mom and had given her daughter up for adoption to Tish and Billy Ray.
The woman stated that she had fallen pregnant at the young age of 12 after being trafficked, and approached multiple celebrities about taking her daughter in. Dolly Parton supposedly put her in touch with the couple who agreed to an open adoption but then went back on their promise. In these scandalous lawsuits, which have since been dismissed, Lee alleged child abuse, fraud, and endangerment while requesting DNA testing. Ultimately, the courts sided with Tish, and Billy Ray and Jayme Lee were forced to pay Billy Ray’s legal fees.
Rumors swirled that Miley switched sides in the feud between Tish and Billy Ray
Miley is steadfast (and very public) in her love for her mother and has nothing but kind words about her mom, staying close to her after her parents’ famous split, which led to a falling out with her father. While she eventually reconciled with her dad in 2025, rumors circulated that the mended relationship left bad blood between her and her mother.
Fans came to this conclusion after seeing that Tish had stopped following Miley on Instagram. During this time period, Billy Ray had posted several images of Miley on his account, leading people to wonder if a fallout had happened between Miley and her mom due to the reconciliation. However, they clarified this was a mistake, with Tish saying, “Have no idea how that happened, but it’s fixed now!” Miley also said that she and her mother were “too tight” for anything to separate them, saying they were best friends, and the misunderstanding happened after her mom had a classic boomer moment of accidentally unfollowing her daughter.
