Miley Cyrus should be riding high on love after confirming her engagement to longtime boyfriend Maxx Morando. But just as the singer’s happiness reached new heights, an unexpected legal storm erupted — one that threatened to turn her personal story upside down.
A woman in Arizona has filed a bizarre and explosive lawsuit claiming she is Miley’s biological mother, alleging that the pop star was secretly adopted by Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus-Purcell more than 30 years ago.
The accusation sent shockwaves through Hollywood — and now, Billy Ray Cyrus has finally responded in court.
The Shocking Claim That Rocked the Cyrus Family
The Shocking Claim That Rocked the Cyrus Family
According to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail, the plaintiff, Jayme Lee, 45, claims she gave birth to Miley in 1992 when she was just 12 years old. She alleges that she entered a so-called “private adoption agreement” with Billy Ray and Tish, which supposedly allowed her to choose Miley’s name and remain in her life as a nanny and piano teacher.
Lee goes even further, accusing Billy Ray of fraud, misrepresentation, emotional distress, and interference with parental rights — claiming she was cut off from Miley’s life and threatened with police action.
In a later amended complaint, she escalated her claims dramatically, accusing the Cyrus parents of “child abuse and endangerment” by allowing Miley to grow up in the public spotlight.
She even demanded court-ordered DNA testing to “revisit the legality of the adoption.”
Billy Ray Cyrus Fires Back: ‘False and Absurd’
Billy Ray Cyrus Fires Back: ‘False and Absurd’
After months of silence, Billy Ray finally struck back.
On November 20, the country singer filed an aggressive motion to dismiss, calling the allegations:
“False, absurd, and clearly brought for the purpose of harassment.”
His legal team argued that private adoptions without court approval are illegal under Tennessee law, and that Lee’s claims were wildly outside legal time limits.
Billy Ray also revealed he had never even been properly served with the amended complaint accusing him of abuse.
On December 5, the court delivered its final decision.
The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice. Billy Ray was awarded attorney’s fees and costs. The claims were officially declared legally baseless.
The legal nightmare was over — at least on paper.
Dragging A-List Celebrities Into the Case
Dragging A-List Celebrities Into the Case
In one of the most surreal twists, Jayme Lee attempted to drag major celebrities into the lawsuit, naming Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Ozzy Osbourne, and Neil Patrick Harris as alleged “eyewitnesses.”
She even subpoenaed Taylor Swift in an attempt to recover a childhood scrapbook Lee claimed she made for Miley.
The court dismissed all of it.
A Nightmare Shadow Over Miley’s Engagement
A Nightmare Shadow Over Miley’s Engagement
The shocking lawsuit unfolded just days after Miley confirmed her engagement to Maxx Morando following four years of dating. While Miley herself refused to comment publicly, the timing could not have been more cruel.
As fans celebrated her new chapter in love, the internet was suddenly flooded with wild theories questioning her very identity.
Behind the scenes, the Cyrus family closed ranks — and now the law has firmly cleared their names.
The Reality: The Cyrus Family History Stands
The Reality: The Cyrus Family History StandsBilly Ray and Tish were married from 1993 to 2022 and share five children together. Miley was born in November 1992, months before their wedding. Billy Ray later adopted Tish’s two children from her previous marriage, Trace and Brandi.
No credible evidence has ever supported the adoption conspiracy — and now, legally, it has been erased.
Final Verdict
Final Verdict
What began as a jaw-dropping legal bombshell has now ended with a firm judicial slapdown.
Miley Cyrus’s origins remain exactly as the world has always known them — and the attempt to rewrite her life story has officially collapsed in court.
But the emotional ripple remains.
Just as she prepares to walk into a new chapter of love and commitment… one stranger tried to tear her past apart.