This story is from Star Magazine, so there’s a good chance it’s crap, of course. But I’ve got my fingers crossed that it’s a little bit true, just because it’s funny. So, do you remember how Miley Cyrus actually went into the studio and recorded her version of Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”? Yeah. That happened. And it happened because Miley and Bret Michaels met and liked each other, and Bret was “honored” for Miley to cover the song or whatever. For shame! Anyway, it looks like there might be another Cyrus-Michaels collaboration happening, only this one involves Miley’s mom Tish Finley-Cyrus, and Bret Michaels’ wang. Oh, yes.

Miley’s mom Tish’s extremely close friendship with rocker Bret Michaels is raising eyebrows, just as the 42-year-old blonde’s marriage to Billy Ray Cyrus is reaching its breaking point.

“Billy Ray and Tish are spending more and more time apart,” says an insider. “They have a lot of major issues.”

The couple’s 16-year union has grown increasingly tense since the family relocated from Tennessee to Hollywood for Miley’s show Hannah Montana in 2005. Billy Ray “has become this creature of Hollywood… and Tish is always the one who’s left to pick up the pieces when there’s a crisis among the kids. There’s lots of pent-up frustration on her part, and it’s been coming out more and more lately.”

Meanwhile, the mom of five and Bret, who has two kids, hit it off in a big way when he and Miley recorded a cover of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” in December.

“Tish and Bret spend a lot of time in the studio together,” says Bret’s rep, who insists that two have a “strictly business” relationship. “They talk all the time.”

“Billy Ray and Tish are trying to work through their problems,” says a source. “But it looks like the marriage is in serious trouble.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, February 22 2010]

Um… if Miley and Bret just recorded that one song together, why is Tish still hanging out in the studio with Bret? That doesn’t make any sense, unless you put it in the context of “they’re probably bangin’”. Now, the question does need to be asked: would Tish ruin her marriage just to have a fling with Bret? And I think I can safely answer “Yes.” What do we know about Tish other than what her children are like? Yeah. Miley isn’t just a fluke. Look at Noah. Tish is exactly the kind of woman who would cheat on The Mullet with Bret Michaels.