Former 'Disney Channel' star accuses Miley Cyrus: 'She was ruthless'
The singer who starred alongside her claims that Cyrus and her friend would leave her offensive voicemails when the two worked together on the Disney Channel in the early 2000s. 'They would tell me I needed to get a nose job'.
Former Disney Channel star Jordan Pruitt (35) accuses Miley Cyrus of bullying her at the beginning of her career. The trigger for the uproar was a post that accused Cyrus of bullying Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez, including clips where she was seen mocking them on the web show she had at the time with backup dancer Mindy Joris, 'The Miley And Mindy Show'.
'That's how Miley treated everyone back then, including me,' Pruitt commented on the video. The comment, which quickly reached 10,000 likes, also brought a slew of responses, including 'spill the tea' — and so the former star did:
'Miley would call me and leave me disgusting voicemails along with her friend, Mindy. They would tell me that I needed a nose job, new teeth, and a choreographer.'
She later also called Cyrus ruthless. Pruitt was part of that wave of Disney teen stars in the 2000s, and performed on tours alongside the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and The Cheetah Girls.
In 2019, she made headlines when she exposed the dark sides of the industry and sued Disney, Hollywood Records, and her former manager Keith Thomas, claiming that he sexually abused her starting at age 14 and that the record label failed to protect her.
'Unfortunately, these big companies are mainly interested in sales, money, and charts,' Pruitt told Variety at the time. 'Too often they fail to protect the young talents they are 'supposed' to look after. I couldn't be more disappointed in the way Disney treats its minor talents like cash cows.'
