Miley Cyrus has disclosed how she concealed her drug expenditures from her financial advisor during a particularly challenging period in her career.
Beyond being the daughter of a country music star, the “Party in the USA” performer has maintained her own spotlight since age 13, when she secured her breakout role in the Disney series Hannah Montana, which premiered in 2006.
Today, Cyrus ranks among the world’s most recognizable celebrities and achieved a significant career milestone last year by winning her first Grammy Award for her hit song “Flowers.”
However, as numerous former child stars can attest, achieving fame at such a young age presents considerable challenges. From Macaulay Culkin and Amanda Bynes to Lindsay Lohan and Drew Barrymore, many celebrities who rose to prominence during childhood have struggled with substance abuse at various points in their lives.
Cyrus experienced similar difficulties but has maintained sobriety for several years now.
In a 2020 interview with Zane Lowe, Cyrus explained her perspective: “I don’t think that everyone has to be sober, everyone has to do what’s best for them. I don’t have a problem with drinking, I have a problem with the decisions I make once I go past a certain level. I’ve just been wanting to wake up 100 percent, 100 percent of the time.”
The period surrounding the release of her 2015 album “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz” coincided with her drug use phase.
During this time, she developed a creative method to hide her drug-related expenses from her accountant.
“The drugs were the biggest cost, which to hide those from my accountant, we called them vintage clothes,” she revealed during a recent appearance on the “Every Single Album” podcast. “And so she would get these checks. That happens on touring all the time.”
Cyrus continued describing the deception: “Every time she saw me, she’d be like, ‘Where’s that, like, $15,000 original John Lennon T-shirt that you bought?’ It’s like, ‘Oh, it’s upstairs. We just really want to protect it. It’s really delicate’.”
“I bought a lot of vintage clothes that year,” she added with apparent irony.
The 32-year-old expressed gratitude for surviving that difficult chapter, stating: “I’m so glad I survived that time in my life. I would definitely not encourage anyone else to go this hard, but the fact that I got through it, I’m very glad I got to do it.”
For those seeking confidential guidance about substance abuse, American Addiction Centers provides 24/7 support at (313) 209-9137 or through their website.