Billy Ray Cyrus is seeking over $7,000 from a woman who claimed to be Miley Cyrus' mom in a lawsuit.
The woman, Jayme Lee, filed the lawsuit in May, which alleged that she is Miley's true biological mother and that Billy Ray committed fraud in an adoption agreement they forged after Miley's birth.
Billy Ray confirmed that Tish Cyrus is Miley's real mom and demanded the suit get dismissed by court.
While things are looking up inBilly Ray and Miley Cyrus' relationship, a woman who isnotTish Cyrus is claiming that she is Miley's real mother—but Billy Ray is not having it.
According to court documentsobtained byUs Weeklyon Wednesday, Billy Ray filed a request for the woman, Jayme Lee, to be ordered to pay him the $7,564.13 in legal bills he accrued while defending himself against the claims that Lee is Miley's true biological mother.
Lee's lawsuit, filed in May, alleged that she "entered agreement with [Billy Ray] regarding the adoption of the child." The terms of the agreements allowed Lee to choose the name of the child and to serve as the nanny, but the agreement was breached when Billy Ray "subsequently took the child and wrongfully assumed the role of the child's father without [Lee's] consent."
"[Billy Ray] subsequently took the child and wrongfully assumed the role of the child's father without [Lee's] consent," the documents read. "[Billy Ray's] actions have resulted in the wrongful deprivation of [Lee's] rights to maintain her agreed-upon relationship with the child."
Lee wanted to be named as Miley's mother and demanded that the court issue damages against Billy Ray for fraud and emotional distress. Billy Ray, however, countered with a November 11 statement from his lawyer that stated Lee's claims were entirely false.
"Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus-Purcell are the biological father and mother, respectively, of Miley Cyrus," his lawyer said. "[Lee's] action before this Court is clearly brought for the purposes of harassing [Billy Ray] and his family and needlessly wasting this Court's time and resources."
Billy Ray's lawyer added that "allegations contained within [Lee's] complaint are absurd and ridiculous on their face. As a matter of public record, Miley Cyrus, who is now 32 years old, is the daughter of [Billy Ray and Tish]. [Lee's] delusional claim that she is the mother of Miley Cyrus, and [Lee's other claims against Billy Ray] are barred." The country star demanded that the suit be thrown out of court; the suit was dismissed on December 5.
As for what Billy Ray is up to now? He's waiting to see if a judge will allow him to get back the money he spent on legal bills. His lawyer also toldUson December 12, "Now that the Court has dismissed the lawsuit, Mr. Cyrus is focusing his attention on the upcoming Christmas holiday to spend time with family and friends." So uh...happy holidays to the Cyrus clan, I guess?
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