From the desk of Bob Iger
The Jim Henson Company
One Kermit Drive
Culver City, California
Statement from Bob Iger on Billy Ray Cyrus
December 4, 2005
"We have personally told Mr. Cyrus that he may not be present on the set of 'Hannah Montana' at the Henson studio unless he is filming a scene for the series. His refusal to sever ties with FART, the right wing pro-censorship watchdog group, has prompted us to be cautious about his behavior on the soundstage, including yesterday when he assaulted one writer for trying to sneak edgy jokes into the show. This decision is made in accordance to rules we have put in place for parents and guardians of child actors after multiple incidents involving Bridgette St. Pierre-Kricfalusi nearly fourteen years ago."