After being sued for copyright infringement, Miley Cyrus is concerned that she may have to “publicly reveal” that her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth served as the “inspiration” for her 2023 song, Flowers.

A complaint was filed against the 31-year-old pop artist, claiming that she had plagiarised Bruno Mars’s 2012 hit song When I Was Your Man, which peaked at the top of pop charts worldwide.

Although the former Hannah Montana star is not too worried about the lawsuit per se, insiders have exclusively informed DailyMail.com that she will find it “unsettling” if she is forced to admit that the song was about her ex—years after fans believed the song was a reaction to his alleged infidelity.  

“Everyone who knows Miley knows that this track was written as a way of healing from Liam,” the source added. “Miley is not too concerned with the lawsuit itself.”

Miley and Liam became engaged in May 2012, but they broke up in September 2013 and then got back together in 2016. 

According to the insider, “she is just watching how this plays out at this point and is hoping it gets tossed out before any of that becomes a real possibility.”

The insider added that Miley was “so focused on making these digs at Liam over his alleged affair and that overshadowed anything else” when she originally released her tune, so she didn’t pay attention to the similarities between the two songs.

“I should have bought you flowers and held your hand / Should have given you all my hours when I had the chance / Take you to every party ’cause all you wanted to do was dance” are some of the lyrics of the original song, which is about regretting the loss of a loving companion.

To the tune of Mars’ blockbuster song, Miley performs a script-flipped version of the song, saying, “I can take myself dancing / And I can hold my own hand / Yeah, I can love me better than you can.”

The statement, “I can take myself dancing,” probably alludes to the notorious red carpet incident in which Liam appeared to wince at Miley’s twerking.

Miley sings, “We were good, we were gold / Kind of dream that can’t be sold / We were right ’til we weren’t / Built a home and watched it burn,” in reference to her and Liam’s Malibu home burning down in another song.

Fans also noted that the music video was replete with Easter eggs that alluded to her relationship with Liam, including the fact that it was shot in the house where the actor is supposedly unfaithful.