Miley Cyrus Drops Last Name, Prompting Dad Billy Ray to Publicly Defend the Change: ‘Family Means More than Ever Now’

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Zack Sharf

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Miley Cyrus has dropped her last name in the lead up to her tenth studio album, “Bass Persuades,” prompting her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, to speak out on X in defense of the decision.

Miley’s announcement fueled the rumor mill about alleged ongoing tensions between the pop star and her father (see The Daily Beast headline: “Pop Star Rebukes Dad With Plan to Change Her Famous Name”). But according to Billy Ray, Miley notified him about the name change in advance and he had nothing but support for his Grammy-winning daughter.

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