Washington DC [US], June 20 : Miley Cyrus and her mother, Tish Cyrus, have cleared the air regarding speculation surrounding a brief social media unfollowing that fueled rumors of a family rift earlier this year. The pair addressed the situation on the June 19 episode of their podcast Sorry We’re Cyrus, as reported by E! News.
“The timing was interesting,” Miley said, referring to the incident in May, which came shortly after she reconnected with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. “If you were in the family or not in the family, it was weird timing.”
Tish acknowledged the odd coincidence, prompting Miley to jokingly call her out: “I went to go see Billy Ray and you mysteriously unfollowed me, Tish. Then you got some backlash and suddenly you knew how to press that follow button real quick. I’m just kidding!”
Putting rumors to rest, Miley explained, “The truth is, which is boring, is there’s a bug in Meta,” referring to the company that owns Instagram.
Tish echoed that sentiment in May, telling fans on Instagram, “Have no idea how that happened but it’s fixed now.” She also tweeted, “I would never unfollow Miley, her and I are as close as we’ve always been. Period. Love you Little.”
Miley later took to Instagram herself, writing, “My mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us. She’s my best friend. Like a lot of moms, she doesn’t know how to work her phone and somehow unfollowed me—simple, coincidental, and uninteresting.”
While addressing the misunderstanding, Miley also acknowledged a past period of estrangement within the Cyrus family. Speaking earlier this month on Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast, she revealed that at one point, “half of [her] family weren’t speaking to each other.”
She went on to explain how she and her father resolved their issues: “I watched what happens when you don’t clean things up as they’re happening… Then all of a sudden you go, ‘Oh my god, it’s been 10 years, and this is a mess.’ This is emotional hoarding.”
Describing how she mended fences with Billy Ray, Miley added, “I just kind of bust through the pile… and go, ‘I’m here. You’re here. Let’s start by having a good time together.’”
The Cyrus family has been in the public eye for years, and despite occasional bumps, Miley and Tish continue to show a strong, unbreakable bond.