Miley Cyrus hopes Billy Ray Cyrus’ divorce is the “right direction.”

Miley Cyrus hopes her father Billy Ray Cyrus is on the right track now that he’s divorced from his estranged wife Fire rose.

“Miley, Noah and their siblings really never understood the relationship and why Billy married her so abruptly,” a source exclusively revealed We weekly. “Nobody approved of the marriage.”

Billy Ray’s children, whom he shares with his ex-wife Tish Cyruswere surprised by his relationship, but Miley, 31, is optimistic her family can move on from their drama.

“Miley is hopeful that this will bring some peace to the family,” the insider adds. “And she thinks this is a good step in the right direction for him.”

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Us confirmed on Wednesday, June 11, that Billy Ray, 62, filed to annul his marriage to Firerose, 35. He cited irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital behavior” as the reason for the split, according to court documents obtained by Us. Their date of separation was listed as May 22, 2024.

Billy Ray and Firerose began their relationship as musical collaborators in July 2021, while he was still married to 57-year-old Tish. Billy Ray and Tish filed for divorce in April 2022. Four months later, Billy Ray and Firerose announced they were engaged. They married in October 2023.

Miley has been by Tish’s side since her parents’ divorce. The “Flowers” ​​singer even served as a bridesmaid at Tish’s wedding Dominic Purcell in 2023. Miley’s siblings Noah and Braison Cyrus was not present at the wedding. Us later confirmed that Noah, 24, previously dated Purcell, 54.

Days before news of Billy Ray’s divorce broke, Miley opened up about her relationship with both of her parents during a conversation David Letterman in his Netflix show My next guest needs no introduction. In their chat, Letterman, 77, asked Miley if she considered her father her hero. She admitted that her mother fills that role, but acknowledged that both her parents helped her get to where she is today.

“He almost gave me this map, a map of what to do and what not to do, and he guided me on both,” Miley said. “Without my father I know… who I am as a person would not exist. Because my father as a creative, as an artist, and the way his brain works has always made me feel safer in my own mind.

Miley also joked that she not only inherited Billy Ray’s music talent, but also picked up some of his not-so-great qualities.

“I also inherited narcissism from my father,” she teased. “I don’t know anything about my own siblings except the part I did. …I moved to LA, and that’s all I really knew.

With reporting by Amanda Williams