Bret Michaels, who was rumored to be the reason Miley Cyrus parents Tish and Billy Ray recently filed for divorce, flat-out denied that he had an affair with Tish this morning.

When asked if he and Tish had ever become more than just friends, Bret said, “The answer is no." He told Fox & Friends, "It started out with me and Miley simply working on a song together. Her mom, Tish, likes ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn,’ the first concert Miley ever saw was Poison, and so they wanted to remake it for the new record." But the relationship never turned romantic.

“When I was in the studio, Miley came in and sang on my song, a song I wrote for my album ‘Custom Built,’ and she came over and sang on that and honestly, she did a beautiful job, and that was it," he said. Then they started with all the controversy.”

Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from his wife Tish of 17 years last month. The couple is asking for joint custody of their three minor children.