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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.
It is simply a common abbreviation, the use of which as opposed to the full species name is of no importance whatsoever. Everyone knows we are not talking about turkey stuffing.
Earth to Billy Ray: Sorry, old man, but your inability to be a father is what destroyed your family.
He can always say no. One of my children is a great singer but never, ever go to any auditions for anything.
I feel a lot worse for kids and decent adults who were exposed to the video clip unexpectedly, such as those watching Fox News today. My TVs have been inoperable since I heard about that.
As I remeber it, Billy Rae was one of the people pushing hard for the show and the notiriety for his daughter.
IMHO, he is as much, if not much more, at fault than anyone.
And, in this time frame, he divorced his wife and put that much more adverse pressure on the young girl.
TY, God bless you also
Salvia divinorum, not Salvia officianalis
-PJ
The $200 million she’s earned probably doesn’t hurt, Billy.
Just remember, there is a cost to everything....
really? I have never even heard that word before.Well here’s to you! and for the other folks.....
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vitiate
According to the article, "Cyrus, 49, played father to his daughter on "Hannah Montana"...Last October, the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer filed for divorce from his wife Tish after a 17-year marriage." He clearly didn't play her father in real life.
For those who are quick to pounce all over Mr. Cyrus for his lack of parenting skills, no matter what anyone might say, you can't make him feel any worse than he already does.
In the depraved world of Hollywood its a virtual death sentence.
This girl has seen and done more things before her 18 th birthday than even the most seriously dissipated of us see in our lifetime.
OD before 21 is an even money bet
just don’t say have a blessed day!
I was going to ping you to this article, but you have already chimed in. I have heard that some of the parents of child actors can be real pains in the arse.
I remembered it as “break down” , which isn’t far off the mark.
Yes I read that somewhere too that is was Lady Gaga, I assume when she came out in a bikini in the end. Actually, Lady Gaga’s performance was much milder than Miley. Miley was totally street trash.
Here’s Gaga:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q7nsycfNmQ
BTW, did you know that officianalis, when cured in a bit of sugar water, then dried and crushed and mixed with 'normal' pipe tobacco about 2 parts in 5 is a good, flavourful smoke (and, of course, non-psychoactive)?
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