Billy Ray Cyrus’s son Trace posts emotional open letter: ‘I barely recognise you’
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Musician and son of the country music star appeared to reference his sisters, including Miley and Noah Cyrus, in a post shared in the wake of Billy Ray’s controversial performance at Donald Trump’s Liberty Ball. Billy Ray Cyrus’s son Trace has shared an emotional open letter to his father, expressing his family’s concern amid a backlash over the country musician’s support for Donald Trump.
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Billy Ray was among the artists who appeared at the Liberty Ball, as part of the US president’s inauguration, attracting controversy due to what many dubbed an “epic disaster” of a performance. Posting to Instagram, the singer’s adopted son Trace, also a musician, said he “barely recognised” the man he once knew, claiming Billy Ray had pushed Trace and his other children away.
“Since my earliest memories all I can remember is being obsessed with you and thinking you were the coolest person ever,” Trace, 35, wrote. “I wanted to be just like you. The day you adopted me was the happiest day of my life. “Sadly the man that I wanted so desperately to be just like I barely recognise now. It seems this world has beaten you down and it’s become obvious to everyone but you.”.
Trace acknowledged that his father might be upset with his post but he “really could care less”, adding: “Me and the girls have been genuinely worried about you for years but you’ve pushed all of us away. “Noah desperately has wanted you to be a part of her life and you haven’t even been there for her. That’s your baby girl. She deserves better. Somehow just like me she still idolises you though.”.
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