Billy Ray has a secret son?

Uh oh, it appears that Billy Ray has himself a 17-year-old son who is ready for his closeup. 

Meet Christopher Cody Cyrus, half brother to Miley and son to Billy Ray. 

Yep, 17 - just slightly older than his mega-famous half sister. 

Seems that Billy Ray - via Star - back in 1991 was dating waitress Kristin Luckey and she became pregnant.  By the time Chris was born Billy Ray and Kristin were kaput and Billy Ray was back in Kentucky with a pregnant Tish, Miley's mom. 

As many child-absent father relationships do, Billy Ray and Chris didn't see each other very often and according to Kristin, Chris and Miley have only met a handful of times over the years.

Now Chris is hoping to have a better relationship with both Billy Ray and Miley. 

I must say that my more cynical side is wondering if Chris is hoping for a career - I mean he's in Star Magazine afterall - but as a child of a broken home with a pretty much absent father, I hope Chris all the best and hope this gets him what he probably really needs.  I guess when you're talking about trying to get closer to a celeb family who may not want this aspect of their lives revealed, maybe a tabloid magazine was the only way to go. 

So, do you suppose he can sing?   

More pictures of the super-cute Chris here.