Overview
- Cyrus tells Variety her father was on set every day during the Disney series and that she was never left alone in her dressing room, with her grandmother stationed nearby.
- She says her parents did not rely on her income and that all of her child‑star earnings were deposited into her own bank account.
- Outlets frame her account within renewed scrutiny of child‑actor safety following the 2024 Quiet on Set documentary and related allegations about kids’ TV environments.
- Coverage notes she and Billy Ray had a period of estrangement after her parents’ 2022 divorce, with a reconciliation beginning after she wrote the peace‑offering song 'Secrets' that he later praised.
- Disney and Disney+ will premiere the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special on March 24, which Cyrus describes as a reclaiming that merges her past character with her adult identity.