Why do people say miley cyrus mom is dead?!

Why do people say miley cyrus mom is dead?

she is not dead it is a gossip, in a mag she said she is not dead and her mom was like OMG why are people saying that I'm dead? That's what her mom said

4 weeks ago
thanks! and does she have a step mom?

because miley stuarts mom is dead, and the confusion, most people think that hannah montanna is miley cyrus's real life, or a reality show, because her name is still miley, and her real dad plays her dad.