Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from singer Firerose after seven months of marriage. The 62-year-old country musician filed for divorce from the 36-year-old, whose legal name is Johanna Rose Hodges, in a Tennessee court on May 22. The grounds cited were irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital conduct.” Cyrus is also seeking an annulment due to fraud on Hodges’ part. The filing gives no further details on the alleged inappropriate conduct or fraud, but states that each should be able to keep their own separate property.
Representatives for Cyrus and Hodges did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The filing was first reported on Tuesday by TMZ.
After getting married in October 2023, the musicians lived in Tennessee and released several songs together over the course of their relationship. In an Instagram post in April, commemorating their six-month anniversary, Hodges wrote “Life isn’t always easy… but it sure helps when your husband’s also your best friend. Thank you Lord!”
Neither Hodges nor Cyrus has commented on the divorce via their social media accounts. This is Cyrus’s third marriage. He was previously married to Tish Cyrus, with whom he shares five children, including musician and actor Miley Cyrus. They divorced in 2022 after nearly three decades together. They had previously attempted divorce twice during their relationship but called it off in 2010 and 2013.
The 2022 divorce sparked a highly publicized rift in the Cyrus family. When Miley won her first Grammy Award in February, she did not thank her father in her acceptance speech, implying a strained relationship.