Miley Cyrus' father joined the many tributes that were made to Dolly Parton after the news of his death, remembering the time when in the early 1990s they said they had an affair. Which was a lie.
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26/08/2026
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Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus' father, also soon reacted publicly to Dolly Parton's death.
The artist resorted to his Instagram page to manifest and recalled the moment when they said he was having an affair with the country music star, but it was a lie.
“ I have so many moments and memories with Dolly that it's hard to know where to start. Like any boy, I grew up loving Dolly Parton. She was part of our lives, she was on our television, in our living rooms”, started by writing Miley Cyrus' father.
“ In 1992, I'll never forget when I walked into your dressing room to apologize for all the news from the sensational press that they claimed I was having an affair with her. In Dolly's true style, she just looked at me, blinked her eye and said, “Darling, this garbage sells records!”he then recalled, sharing the singer's reaction to false speculation.
Finally, Billy Ray Cyrus told her that the singer had just texted her.
“Dolly recently sent me a beautiful message, telling me that she loved me with all her heart. I will always love her the same way... with all my heart... and I will do it forever”He finally said Billy Ray Cyrus.
To remember that the friendship of Billy Ray Cyrus and Dolly Parton began decades ago. The artists became close after they made a tour together in the early 1990s, when Milye Cyrus' father was promoting "Achy Breaky Heart".
And after Miley Cyrus was born in 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus asked Dolly Parton to be her daughter's godmother. “He said: “We will have a girl, and you must be her godmother”. And I said, ‘It would be an honor’, said Dolly Parton earlier, as People magazine recalls, who spoke of her participation in SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show”.
“ We've maintained a very, very close relationship over the years... I love Miley. She's my baby. I’ve known her since before she was born, actually,” Dolly said when he talked about her special connection with Miley Cyrus.
The reactions to Dolly Parton's death and the desire for his funeral
Dolly Parton died on Tuesday, August 25, at the age of 80. Its representatives revealed that the interpreter of themes such as “Jolene” died following a “short battle against cancer”. But they didn't give any more details about the type of cancer.
The international press revealed, however, the details of the funeral ceremonies. Dolly Parton’s funeral will be “a small and private ceremony for the nearest family”, something that was requested by her own.
The TMZ further detailed that the intimate ceremony is being planned to take place in Nashville, Tennessee, “in the coming days”, with the presence of the closest relatives and loved ones.
After the news of her death, reactions to the singer's departure multiplied on social networks. Ellen DeGeneres, Reese Witherspoon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Khloé Kardashian, Paris Hilton, among many others, were of the first names to appear publicly.
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Eminem or Katy Perry also joined the many demonstrations following Dolly Parton's death.