Singer Firerose has accused her estranged husband Billy Ray Cyrus of “extreme verbal, emotional and psychological abuse.” Cyrus, who filed to divorce Firerose (real name Johanna Rose Hodges) on May 22, separately accused her of attempting to “isolate” him from at least one of his daughters. Firerose, 36, filed her counter-complaint against Cyrus, 62, on June 14.
In the court documents, obtained by People magazine, Firerose called Cyrus “ unpredictable and volatile ” and alleged the Achy Breaky Heart singer has substance abuse issues. Her lawyers wrote in the complaint that Cyrus’ “persistent drug use accompanied with the consumption of marijuana” made her feel unsafe in the Tennessee home where they lived together. She said in the weeks leading up to Cyrus’ divorce filing, he trapped her “into an emotional and psychological prison” and “continuously launched verbal assaults.
” Story continues below advertisement View image in full screen In his divorce filing, Billy Ray Cyrus cited irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct as the reason for the split. Instagram @firerose In a statement, Cyrus’ lawyers said Firerose’s allegations “left Mr. Cyrus with no recourse but to set the record straight .
” Cyrus’ lawyers said he was “defrauded in his inducement to marry Ms. Hodges,” a claim he already made in his initial divorce filing. The lawyers said Firerose’s counter-complaint is “especially confusing and suspicious in .
