Trace Cyrus Slams ‘Pathetic’ Dad Billy Ray for Allegedly Skipping Mother-in-Law’s Funeral

Trace Cyrus is once again airing out his grievances against father Billy Ray Cyrus, whom the Metro Station musician called a “delusional, evil person” while accusing him of skipping an important family member’s funeral Tuesday (June 10).

In a post on Instagram, Trace wrote a heated message under a photo of his dad that started with, “This man is so hungry for fame it’s pathetic.”

“He really flew to Italy for a fashion show but wouldn’t come to LA for Mammie’s funeral while he was still married to my mom,” he continued, referring to the late mother of Tish Cyrus, Trace’s mom and Billy Ray’s ex-wife. “Even after his daughter got him a $60k private jet like he demanded.”

“You’re the lamest man ever to walk planet earth,” Trace added. “Honestly embarrassed to have ever considered you my idol. The best thing to come from your downfall is it made me go into beast mode. I refuse to be a washed up, delusional, evil person when I’m old like you.”

Billy Ray’s rep had no comment when contacted by Billboard.

The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer’s relationship with his adopted son has been fraught for some time now. 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. “We are all hanging on to memories of the man we once knew and hoping for the day he returns. You’re not healthy, Dad and everyone is noticing it.”

Shortly afterward, Billy Ray posted that he was “praying” for his family.

After marrying Tish in 1993, the country star — who is also Dad to a son named Christopher from a previous relationship — adopted his then-wife’s two kids, Trace and Brandi. 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. In a recent interview with The New York Times, however, Miley said that she was no longer “estranged” from her father, adding, “My dad and I have had our challenges over the years … I’m at peace knowing bridges have been built and time has done a lot of healing.”

Tish is now remarried to actor Dominic Purcell, while Billy Ray is dating actress Elizabeth Hurley after ending his seven-month marriage to singer-songwriter Firerose in June 2024. In that same NYT interview, the “Flowers” singer commented on her parents’ new relationships, telling the publication, “Now that my mom is so in love with my stepdad, who I completely adore, and now that my dad, I see him finding happiness, too — I can love them both as individuals instead of as a parental pairing.”