{alltv} Bret Michaels: I Never Shtupped Miley's Mom, So Stop Speculating

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

{alltv} Bret Michaels: I Never Shtupped Miley's Mom, So Stop Speculating

As soon as Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus announced their divorce the rumors began, even as the duo, without naming names, attempted to make clear that there were no third parties involved in their marital demise.

Now Bret Michaels has gone one step further, naming himself and telling the world—which, let's be honest, probably won't listen—that he was most definitely not the thorn in the Cyrus' once rosy marriage.

"Several reports of my client having an affair with Tish are unfounded and a fabrication," a rep for Michaels told E! News. "He has been a close friend of the family for some time because of his work with Miley."

That work, lest we forget, was a rendition of "Every Rose" that was released earlier this year, during the promotion of which both Michaels and Miley Cyrus used every opportunity to trumpet his closeness to the Cyrus clan.

"It's unfortunate that Billy Ray and Tish have to be further tainted by these lies being reported," his rep went on. "The only relationship he's had with Tish is professional because he worked with Miley on 'Every Rose.' She recut it, and obviously they did that together at GMA in the summer, and his song 'Nothing to Lose' on his current album."

As for Miley, she's reportedly taken the high road (in other words, isn't taking sides) and has yet to publicly address her parents' divorce—though that'll probably change soon enough.

Though mama Tish is currently in Nashville, Miley has spent the past few days in a Los Angeles-area studio rehearsing for her upcoming European promotional tour, which kicks off in a few days' time. During which the singer will no doubt be peppered with questions steeped in the utmost sensitivity. Or, you know, not.