Miley Cyrus Breaks Her Silence: Inside the Cyrus Family’s ‘Dark Decade’ and the Shocking Secrets That Nearly Tore Them Apart

Nashville, TN — In a bombshell revelation that’s sending shockwaves through Hollywood and beyond, pop superstar Miley Cyrus has finally opened up about the decade-long storm that nearly destroyed her famous family—and how she managed to bring them back from the brink without a single therapy session.

Appearing on the June 10 episode of the hit Wondery podcast *Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky*, Miley, 32, didn’t hold back. The “Flowers” singer pulled back the curtain on years of heartbreak, estrangement, and emotional chaos that left “half of us not speaking to each other.” For the first time, she’s sharing the raw, deeply personal story of how the Cyrus clan went from fractured and feuding to finally finding their way back to each other.

“We’re So Messy”: Miley’s Candid Confession

“We’re so messy we didn’t even do any of [counseling],” Miley confessed to Lewinsky, 51, in a moment that left fans reeling. “To get each other in a room to even get to counseling would have been a war. So it was easier to just go, ‘White flag.’”

The “Wrecking Ball” singer described the Cyrus family’s “dark decade” as a period where communication broke down, grudges festered, and the wounds of her parents’ high-profile divorce only deepened the rift. “Half of us weren’t speaking to each other at one point, and we cleaned all that up,” she admitted. “That was a really important part of my year this year, was all of my family putting those lines of communication back together.”

But if you think this was some fairytale reconciliation, think again. Miley’s account is raw, real, and at times, painfully honest.

No Therapy, No Script—Just a “White Flag”

Unlike so many Hollywood families who turn to counseling or publicists to mend their image, the Cyruses did it their own way—messy, unscripted, and on their own terms. “I watched what happens when you don’t clean things up as they’re happening,” Miley said. “They really do stack, and then all of a sudden you go, ‘Oh my God, it’s been 10 years, and this is a mess that I barely even know how to start. This is like emotional hoarding.’”

So how did Miley, whose own career has been marked by reinvention and resilience, begin to heal a family so publicly torn apart? Her answer is as unexpected as it is powerful: She started with joy.

“I just kind of bust through the pile that’s stacked, and just go, ‘I’m here. You’re here. Let’s start by having a good time together.’ And then as we start bringing some happiness and joy into each other’s life, then we’ll just be in a better place to have these conversations. ‘Cause I’d rather get it balanced first,” the pop star explained.

The Fallout of Fame—and Family Feuds

The Cyrus family saga is the stuff of tabloid legend. Billy Ray Cyrus, the achy-breaky patriarch, and Tish Cyrus, the quietly resilient matriarch, divorced in 2022 after nearly three decades together. Their split sent shockwaves through the entertainment world and left their six children—Miley, Noah, Braison, Brandi, Trace, and Christopher—caught in the crossfire.

Miley’s loyalty to her mother was fierce, especially as the divorce played out in public. “I had a lot of loyalty to my mom, the way that families do when parents get divorced,” she told Lewinsky. The drama didn’t just pit parent against parent—it drove wedges between siblings, too.

But for Miley, the pain became fuel for her art. She revealed that her next album will feature a song called “Secrets,” inspired by the tension with her father. “I wanted him to tell me even though there were secrets, even though I didn’t really want to know. I wanted him to think that as a middle child, I’m old enough that I could take some of that.”

“I Always Had the White Flag”

Despite the chaos, Miley says she’s always tried to be the safe harbor for her family. “I always wanted my family to feel like I was the safe place, that I always had the white flag when they came to talk to me.” But the emotional toll was real. Miley described the process as “emotional hoarding”—years of unspoken pain and unresolved conflict piling up until it threatened to collapse under its own weight.

Billy Ray and Tish: Polite, but Painfully Distant

Miley’s insights into her parents are both loving and laced with hard truths. She described both Billy Ray, 63, and Tish, 58, as “chronically polite”—a trait that, she says, kept them trapped in unhappy situations for far too long. “Tish will stay in something that makes her uncomfortable for way too long, not wanting to hurt somebody, and at the end, it’s just so excruciating for her. Billy Ray does the same thing but processes it differently.”

And then there’s the matter of manipulation. When Lewinsky suggested that Billy Ray’s intelligence and intuition could be “manipulative,” Miley hesitated, then agreed. “Watching that word, but yes, because it does come from this really beautiful, poetic place. But he’s also a politician, so he is getting my vote,” she joked, hinting at the complex dance of charm and control that’s defined her father’s career—and their relationship.

A Family Reborn—But Not Unscathed

The Cyrus family’s journey back together hasn’t erased the scars, but it has brought new understanding. “Now, in my thirties, family is my priority above all else,” Miley told her fans in a rare statement last month. “I’m at peace knowing bridges have been built and time has done a lot of healing. Grateful for the good health and love that flows through my family.”

Her appearance on *Reclaiming* comes just weeks after she shut down rumors of a rift with her mother, Tish, insisting, “My mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us. She’s my best friend. Like a lot of moms, she doesn’t know how to work her phone and somehow unfollowed me—simple, coincidental, and uninteresting.”

What’s Next for the Cyruses?

If Miley’s revelations prove anything, it’s that the Cyrus family story is far from over. With a new album on the horizon—and a song that promises to lay bare even more family secrets—fans can expect more jaw-dropping confessions, more healing, and perhaps even more drama.

But for now, Miley Cyrus stands as proof that even the messiest families can find their way back to each other, no matter how dark the decade—or how high the stakes.

Stay tuned. The next chapter of the Cyrus family saga is just beginning.