BILLY RAY SAYS HANNAH MONTANA RUINED HIS FAMILY

"The business was driving a wedge between us," he says. Talking of his family.

"How many interviews did I give and say, 'You know what's important between me and Miley is I try to be a friend to my kids'? I said it a lot. And sometimes I would even read other parents might say, 'You don't need to be a friend, you need to be a parent.' Well, I'm the first guy to say to them right now: You were right. I should have been a better parent. I should have said, 'Enough is enough—it's getting dangerous and somebody's going to get hurt.' I should have, but I didn't. Honestly, I didn't know the ball was out of bounds until it was way up in the stands somewhere."

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BILLY RAY SAYS HANNAH MONTANA RUINED HIS FAMILY