Posted on 08/26/2013 12:37:58 PM PDT by 11th_VA
The father of teen star Miley Cyrus said the Disney TV show "Hannah Montana" that made her a worldwide star, in truth destroyed his family, and he blamed it for sending his daughter out of control.
Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus said he was scared for 18 year-old Miley after a series of scandals including an infamous video last year which showed her getting high on the psychedelic herb salvia.
And he said he wished that "Hannah Montana" had never happened.
"The damn show destroyed my family," Cyrus told GQ magazine in an interview for its March edition. "I'd take it back in a second. For my family to be here and just everybody be okay, safe and sound and happy and normal would have been fantastic. Heck, yeah. I'd erase it all in a second if I could."
Cyrus, 49, played father to his daughter on "Hannah Montana" -- a wholesome Disney Channel show about a normal teenager by day but a singing star at night -- that launched Miley Cyrus as a teen idol and top-selling recording artist.
"Hannah Montana" launched in 2006 and ended after four seasons in January 2011.
Last October, the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer filed for divorce from his wife Tish after a 17-year marriage.
Cyrus compared his daughter's current situation to celebrities like Kurt Cobain, Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson, who all died in tragic circumstances.
"I'm scared for her," Cyrus said of Miley. "She's got a lot of people around her that's putting her in a great deal of danger. I know she's 18 but I still feel like, as her daddy, I'd like to try to help. Take care of her just a little bit, to at least get her out of danger.
A father’s achy breaky heart
And no, I’m not ridiculing the man. I bet lots of Hollyweird parents feel this way, in spite of the extent to which they helped create the situation.
Freak show...
I love the look on Will Smith’s son ...
I guess he & her mother had nothing to do with it.
she was a minor then. Some one signed a consent to allow her to work, Billy. And your one hit wonder career was a reason to promote your child to enhance your sagging career.
Go to hell and burn Billy Ray
They never worry about that possibility when they’re collecting and cashing the checks do they...?
Billy, you used your own daughter all those years and did a crap job at giving her guidance, and all you’re doing is blaming everyone else for your own failures.
Of course Disney uses people. They are an entertainment company. As a parent it was your job to shield her, to say no to stuff if it wasn’t in her best interest, and to WALK AWAY if that’s what it meant for the better of her, and the family.
You didn’t.
Before you go punching Billy Ray in the chops, pause. Raising kids is not easy, and raising kids in show biz is like trying to write a letter in a hurricane.
Should he have been more protective and careful? Yes. Do most dads learn this after the fact? Yes again.
>>>I guess he & her mother had nothing to do with it.<<<
Yes, it is not as if Disney kidnapped her and forced her to do the show and engage in all the destructive behavior.
If he took a little personal responsibility for allowing (or even encouraging) his child to go down that path, I’d be more sympathetic.
I am afraid that Mylie Cyrus will end up dead of an overdose in a hotel room.
“I love the look on Will Smith’s son ...”
I heard Rush say that the photo was actually showing the response to a Lady Gaga performance.
He allowed it to destroy his family.
He was right there every day to take control but he didn’t.
Will Smith or his wife should have known better than to bring their children to see her.
I’m not saying the Cyruses couldn’t have been wiser ... but parents can do everything “right” and still have their children go off the deep end as young adults. I feel bad for them, and I pray I never see one of my daughters acting like Miley Cyrus.
Miley Cyrus has that Madonna skeeviness if you ask me.
You no longer have a daughter Billy Ray... just a slut.
LLS
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