Billy Ray Cyrus responded to Miley Cyrus topless photo in the June issue of Vanity Fair Magazine during a Tuesday morning promotional video interview on The Today Show. Billy’s response to the scandal may surprise you; check it out in the video after the drop.

“Kris Kristofferson told me, “The turkey with the longest neck is the one everybody’s gonna be shooting at,” Billy said. “I didn’t know they were going to strip her down and wrap her in a blanket. I was surprised when I saw it … but, hey, that’s life. Stuff happens.”