Miley Cyrus appears to have attacked her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth in her new song “Flowers.”
The track, released on Liam’s birthday, appears to contain a reference to the former couple’s Malibu home that burned in the California wildfires – as well as various infamously awkward red carpet moments between the pair.
In the first verse, Miley sings that they “built a house and saw it burn,” likely referring to the $2.5 million home she lived with Liam that burned in the 2018 fires.
Miley Cyrus appears to have attacked her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth in her new song “Flowers.” The star is pictured in the song’s music video
She also references the Australian star’s sudden divorce filing by singing, “I didn’t mean to leave you / I didn’t mean to lie / Started crying.”
It was believed at the time that Miley wanted to work on their 10-year relationship and was shocked when Liam suddenly filed for divorce in 2019.
In the music video, which was also released on Friday, the former Hannah Montana star dances the streets of Hollywood wearing a gold Saint Laurent gown with cut-out sections worthy of a red carpet.
Cyrus looks like she came back from a big night and dances in the street before coming home, stripping down to her black lingerie and jumping in the pool.
Miley released the racy music video for her new single Flowers on Thursday, which coincidentally marked her ex-husband Hemsworth’s 33rd birthday
She then works out in her underwear, showers and changes into a blazer and pants combo while dancing around her house.
While the gold dress at the beginning of the video is from Yves Saint Laurent’s Fall/Winter 1991 collection – the year between her and Liam’s birth – her final outfit is from the 2022 collection by the same designers, indicating how she’s moving on from the relationship She started as a child and is ready for a new era.
The chorus is a clear nod to Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man,” which Liam once dedicated to Miley.
Miley and Liam divorced in 2020 after just eight months of wedded bliss (pictured in 2019)
The original song – about regret after losing a loved one – includes lyrics like: “I should have bought you flowers and held your hand / I should have given you all my hours when I had the chance / To take you to every party, because all you wanted to do was dance’.
Miley flips the script as she samples the track, singing, “I can make myself dance / And I can hold my own hand / Yeah, I can love myself better than you.”
“I can make myself dance” is likely a reference to an infamous red carpet moment when Liam visibly winced at Miley’s twerking.
Unearthed red carpet footage from February 2019 shows tension between then-newlywed Miley and Liam
In another awkward moment before the divorce, Miley tried to pose seductively while Liam clung to her waist at the Avengers: Endgame premiere
Footage from February 2019 shows tension between then newlywed Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.
In the footage, Miley twerked in front of Liam during their joint Access interview.
The Hunger Games actor quickly stepped away from his bride while feeling uncomfortable.
“Do not do it. Don’t do it,’ he begged her. “You scare everyone on the carpet.”
“We were right / til we weren’t / built a home and seen it burn,” she sings while strutting down a graffiti-covered bridge in vintage YSL and big black sunglasses
Miley then stopped before looking awkwardly at the camera.
When asked by a reporter, “What does a dance number between the two of you look like?” Liam said: “No, no, we don’t do that. Not on the carpet.’
Liam was seen wearing his wedding ring in the video, which was taken just six months before the A-list couple filed for divorce.
Another video from April of the same year showed the deepening tensions between the couple throughout 2019. At the Avengers: Endgame premiere, Miley tried to pose seductively while Liam clung to her waist.
‘He gets put off when she poses for the cameras’: A source previously claimed Liam was unhappy with Miley’s antics at the 2019 Met Gala
The visibly annoyed pop star pushed her husband’s hands away while he grinned sheepishly.
Then she raised her arms and set up a storm.
Miley got engaged to Liam in May 2012 but they split in September 2013 before getting back together in 2016.
The couple married in December 2018 and their divorce was finalized in January 2020.
On New Year’s Eve, the two-time Grammy nominee announced that she will be releasing her new single “Flowers” on January 13 – the same day as the Australian actor’s 33rd birthday
The Prisoner hitmaker and Emmy-nominated producer, who previously split from 2013 to 2016, originally fell in love on the set of Julie Anne Robinson’s poorly-reviewed romantic drama The Last Song in 2009.
Some of Miley’s fans believed she purposely picked January 13 as her release date as some sort of “revenge” on Liam, with one calling it “messy as hell.”
Liam – who is taking over Henry Cavill’s role in The Witcher – happily moved on in 2019 with fellow Australian Gabriella Brooks.
Some of Cyrus’ fans believed she purposely picked January 13 as her release date as some sort of “revenge” on Liam, with one calling it “messy as hell”.
Since her divorce, Miley has sparked romances with The Hills: New Beginnings alum Kaitlyn Carter, Australian swimmer and singer Cody Simpson, and Liily drummer Maxx Morando.
She also previously had a romance with Stella Maxwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Avan Jogia, Adam Sevani, Justin Gaston, Thomas Sturges and Nick Jonas.
In March 2022, Miley branded her divorce for Liam an “a***** disaster” when she helped a couple get engaged during their performance at Lollapalooza Brazil.
Liam – who is taking over Henry Cavill’s role in The Witcher – happily moved on in 2019 with fellow Australian Gabriella Brooks (R, pictured November 15). Meanwhile, Miley struck up a romance with Liily drummer Maxx Morando (R, pictured in 2021).
The Midnight Sky hitmaker performed at the festival in Sao Paulo and brought a gay couple on stage for the proposal.
After congratulating the couple, she remarked, “Honey I hope your marriage is going better than mine, mine was a freaking disaster.”
Miley had previously admitted that she had “too much conflict” in her marriage, claiming, “There was too much conflict … When I come home I want someone to anchor me.” I’m not into drama or fights.’
Miley had previously admitted that she had “too much conflict” in her marriage, claiming, “There was too much conflict … When I come home I want someone to anchor me.” (picture 2019)