Cyrus, clad in a black minidress, held tight to the microphone stand as she belted the break-up track, and leaned in to her signature raspy vocals.
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In what appeared to be an emotional moment for the star, she subtly changed several lyrics, adding the line, “You’re right, I’m grown now” after singing the original line, “You’re right, we’re grown now.”
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The public appearance was her first since it was revealed thatCyrusand her husband of less than a year had called it quits.
Released days after the break-up became public, the new song gave Cyrus the chance to open up about the breakdown of their union.
Cyrus goes on to make a drug and alcohol reference, singing, “I want my house in the hills / don’t want the whisky and pills / I don’t give up easily but I don’t think I’m down.”
Days after the song’s release, the 29-year-old Australian actor filed for divorce.
According toThe Blast, Hemsworth — who has hiredfamed Hollywood divorce attorney Laura Wasser— cited “irreconcilable differences.” The pair signed a prenuptial agreement ahead of their marriage, so a smooth divorce is expected, PEOPLE confirms.
Reps for Hemsworth and Cyrus did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“She didn’t expect it and is a bit disappointed, but she is still doing well and has obviously moved on as well,” a Cyrus insiderpreviously told PEOPLEof the singer.
Despite the breakup, the insider says Cyrus has fond memories of their nearly 10-year romance.
“What she and Liam had for a long time was very special,” the Cyrus insider adds. “It’s just hard for her to think that she will never have this again with Liam. There are really so many things that she loves about him.”
Additionally, Cyrus turned to social media late last week todeny rumors that she had cheated on Hemsworth.
“I can admit to a lot of things but I refuse to admit that my marriage ended because of cheating. Liam and I have been together for a decade. I’ve said it before & it remains true, I love Liam and always will,” shewrote in along, impassioned note shared to her Instagram and on Twitter.
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Cyrus added: “At this point I had to make a healthy decision for myself to leave a previous life behind. I am the healthiest and happiest I have been in a long time. You can say I am a twerking, pot smoking, foul mouthed hillbilly but I am not a liar. I am proud to say, I am simply in a different place from where i was when I was younger.”
source: people.com
