Miley Cyrus Explains How She Used to Hide All of the Money She Spent on Drugs From Her Accountant

Miley Cyrus is opening up about her previous drug use — and the way she used to stay it a secret from the ones round her, in particular her accountant.

The track artist, 32, were given candid whilst taking a deep dive into the place she used to be mentally for each and every of her albums like Bangerz and Endless Summer Vacation, for the Friday, June 6 episode of The Ringer’s Every Single Album podcast.

During their dialogue of her 2015 album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, the previous Disney celebrity published the place a few of her cash went with out her accountant’s wisdom.

“The drugs were the biggest cost, which to hide those from my accountant, we called them vintage clothes,” Cyrus stated.

The “Flowers” singer persevered, “And so she would get these checks. That happens on touring all the time.”

Cyrus stated over the years her accountant would surprise in regards to the “vintage clothes” prices however she at all times made certain to stay her purchases discreet. 

“And 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,’ ” she stated.

“We just really want to protect it. It’s really delicate. The fabric got to take care of it. So I bought a lot of vintage clothes that year,” Cyrus added. 

Continuing to replicate on Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, the “We Can’t Stop” singer admitted she’s thankful for the way a long way she’s come since that duration in her lifestyles.

“I’m so glad I survived that time in my life,” Cyrus said. “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.”

Cyrus has been open about her sobriety during the passing years. In a 2017 interview with Billboard, she stated she used to be “evolving” after giving up marijuana.

“I haven’t smoked weed in three weeks, which is the longest I’ve ever [gone without it],” she stated on the time. “I’m not doing drugs, I’m not drinking, I’m completely clean right now! That was just something that I wanted to do.”

She later spoke to Rolling Stone for the mag’s January 2021 quilt tale after she “fell off” and began ingesting right through the pandemic.

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“[I] haven’t done drugs in years. Honestly, I never try to, again, be a fortune-teller. I try to not be naive,” Cyrus stated on the time. “Things f—— occur. But from sitting right here with you at this time, I’d say it will need to be a chilly day in hell for me to relapse on medicine.”

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