Billy Ray Cyrus has responded to a leaked audio clip of an argument between he and his estranged wife Firerose, in which the country star can be heard berating his ex and insulting his family members.
The audio clip, which has since gone viral on social media, was first published by the British tabloid the Daily Mail on Wednesday. The recording hears Cyrus call Firerose a number of names, insult her intelligence and call a family member a “skank” and a “devil.”
In a social media statement posted Wednesday, Cyrus, 62, acknowledged the recorded argument between he and Firerose, 36, was heated.
“Hell yeah I was at my wit’s end,” Cyrus wrote. “As every day went by, I started realizing something was wrong. And that’s before I knew she was a fraud.”
Cyrus referenced a previous claim he’s made in a filing to the Tennessee courts, alleging Firerose (former name Johanna Rose Hodges) lied about being married twice before and concealed her surname.
He accused Firerose of having earlier been arrested for “felony residential burglary.”
“I saw before my very own eyes, everything I thought I knew about her, was a lie,” he lamented. “She was trying to take over my career, my life and usurp the Cyrus name for her own gain.”
“See you in court,” Cyrus concluded.