“We have grown up together, raised a family we can be so proud of, and it is now time to create our own paths,” the former couple tells PEOPLE in a joint statement
Tish Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus are breaking their silence about their impending divorce.
“It is after 30 years, five amazing children and a lifetime of memories, we have decided to go our separate ways — not with sadness, but with love in our hearts,” reads a joint statement issued by the couple via a family representative exclusively to PEOPLE. “We have grown up together, raised a family we can be so proud of, and it is now time to create our own paths.”
