Noah Cyrus is setting the record straight on her family, which has been the subject of relentless feud rumors for months.
In an interview with People published Thursday (Aug. 21), the singer-songwriter revealed that she keeps herself “quite separated” from any “‘drama’ with the family.” In the aftermath of Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus’ breakup after 28 years of marriage in 2022, the gossip mill has been rife with speculation that Noah and her siblings — including pop superstar Miley — had taken sides in the split.
Older brother Trace has also made many of his issues with the “Achy Breaky Heart” country singer public by calling out his dad in heated open letters on social media — but Noah says that all of it is blown out of proportion. “Yeah, it emotionally is draining,” she told the publication. “But it doesn’t hurt us or touch us. It’s something that you really learn to keep separate and far away from yourself.”
And, giving a more direct answer as to where her family members stand with one another, the Grammy nominee said, “Everybody’s great and loves each other.”
“I think when you grow up with that being normal — things being public — that it doesn’t quite reach you,” she added. “At the end of the day, this is a family, and that’s really it: just going through normal family stuff.”
The interview comes more than a month after the arrival of I Want My Loved Ones to Go With Me, Noah’s sophomore album, on July 11. To celebrate its release, the star played a special show in London and was joined for a couple of numbers by Billy Ray, whose girlfriend, actress Elizabeth Hurley, supported from the audience.
At the time, the performance quelled some concerns that Billy Ray was on the outs with his daughters — something Miley also cleared up in a May statement. “My dad and I have had our challenges over the years,” she wrote at the time. “I’m at peace knowing bridges have been built and time has done a lot of healing.”
Speaking of Miley, Noah also opened up to People about having her big sister as a role model — not just in life, but in the music industry as well. “I really saw [her early career] from the perspective of a sister and as a kid,” she shared. “There’s situations that you experience, and you’re like, ‘Okay, I will keep that in mind for the future and for if that happens to me, how do I handle it?’”
