Family comes first, according to Elsa Pataky. Even though she and Miley Cyrus once were close — and got matching tattoos together in 2016 — Pataky sided with her brother-in-law amid his divorce from Cyrus. “After a relationship that you’ve dedicated 10 years to, [Liam is] a little bit down, but he’s coping well,” Pataky told Hola! in November 2019. “He’s a strong boy and he deserves the best. I think he deserves much better.”
Pataky’s shady remark could have been in response to Cyrus’ initial dig at Hemsworth. One month before, Cyrus appeared in an Instagram Live where she gushed about her then-boyfriend, Cody Simpson. “I always thought I had to be gay because I just thought, like, all guys were evil,” she said (via Elite Daily). “[But] there are good people out there that just happen to have d**ks. I’ve only ever met one … and he’s on this Live.” Ouch! So a decade-long relationship wasn’t enough to change Cyrus’ mind, but her short time with Simpson was? Given this context, it’s understandable if Pataky was a little hurt.
Beyond Pataky, much of Hemsworth’s family members jumped to support him after he and Cyrus split. When the divorce was announced, an insider told ET that the family’s initial reaction was relief. “Liam has come to terms that it was time to move on,” they said. “Liam’s family has been incredibly supportive. They are relieved it’s over.”
