Billy Ray Cyrus is pushing back hard against a woman’s shocking lawsuit claiming she is Miley Cyrus’ biological mother, calling the accusations completely false.
The country star, 64, responded after a woman named Jayme Lee filed a lawsuit alleging she gave birth to Miley at age 12 and entered into a “private adoption agreement” with Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus.
Lee accused the couple of cutting her off, causing her emotional distress and breaking what she claims was their agreement for her to remain involved in Miley’s life.
She even requested supervised DNA maternity and paternity testing for Miley and her parents, but a judge reportedly denied the request for a trial in October.
Billy Ray fired back in court, moving to dismiss any claim, saying the lawsuit was filed simply to “harass” him and his family.
He also said he only recently heard about the allegations when he responded in early December.
A larger ruling followed.
His attorney confirmed that “the Court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice this morning and awarded Mr. Cyrus the recovery of his reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees and costs.”
In other words, the case is closed and Lee cannot refile it.
Billy Ray and Tish share three children together, Miley, 33, Braison, 31, and Noah, 25, and he also adopted Brandi, 38, and Trace, 36, from Tish’s previous marriage.
The couple, who were married for almost 28 years, separated in 2022.
For Billy Ray, the ruling marks a firm end to a bizarre chapter and a clear message that the claims about Miley’s parentage were, in his words, “false and absurd.”
