Billy Ray Cyrus finalizes divorce from singer Firerose 3 months after filing

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose are now divorced. The dissolution of their seven-month marriage was finalized Monday by a Williamson County judge in Tennessee three months after Cyrus filed for divorce. The 62-year-old Cyrus cited irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital conduct” when he filed for divorce from the 36-year-old, whose legal name is Johanna Rose Hodges. In a statement to The Associated Press, Cyrus’ lawyers said he and Hodges reached a settlement agreement Friday, adding that Cyrus is “relieved to put this nightmare behind him.” In a statement of his own, Cyrus said he was “giving thanks today to breathe a sigh of relief.