Trace, 36, slammed Billy Ray as “washed-up” and “pathetic” in the blistering online rant. He also denounced the 63-year-old musician for not attending his grandmother’s funeral back in 2020.

The former couple welcomed three more children: Miley, Noah and Braison. Billy Ray and Tish divorced in 2022, and rumors of a rift in the Cyrus family have ebbed and flowed pretty much ever since.

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Trace Cyrus began the year posting an open letter to his adoptive father, Billy Ray, out of concern for his well-being. Now he’s accusing his father of intentionally skipping his maternal ...

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In January, Trace shared an open letter to his dad, stating that he and his sisters were "genuinely worried" for Billy Ray. "You've pushed all of us away," the younger Cyrus wrote at the time.