Billy Ray Cyrus apparently calls his estranged wife Firerose a “cheater”

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The divorce of Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose is getting uglier.

The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer shared a clip to his Instagram Stories on Sunday (June 30) that featured the word “Fraud” over a flame as rose petals fall across the screen — seemingly an indirect reference to Firerose (real name Johanna Rose Hodges), although Cyrus hasn’t confirmed who he’s referring to. Watch his Story here before it disappears.

Cyrus originally filed for divorce on May 22, citing “irreconcilable differences” and “inappropriate marital conduct.” The couple, who have been together since 2022, were married for just seven months.

Since then, however, the divorce has become increasingly tumultuous. Cyrus filed an emergency motion on June 13 accusing Firerose of making nearly $100,000 in unauthorized “fraudulent” credit card charges and seeking a temporary restraining order to stop her from doing so.

Her lawyers said the allegations were “untrue,” and in a response filed on June 14, Firerose claimed she was “the victim of extreme verbal, emotional and psychological” abuse. She claimed Cyrus was “erratic and unpredictable” due to substance abuse.

A week later, on June 24, Cyrus fired back with another lawsuit denying the allegations and accusing Firerose of abuse instead. “Defendants’ allegations of abuse were made only to inflate their false complaints through the use of the word abuse,” Cyrus’ attorneys write. “Although Plaintiff would admit that he was certainly vocal, frustrated, and angry with Defendant in May 2024, it is Plaintiff who was actually abused. Not just verbally and emotionally by Defendant, but PHYSICALLY as well.”