Cher Shares She Considered Jumping Off Balcony During Sonny Marriage

Eventually, Cher came to a realization, recalling that she thought, "I don't person to leap off. I tin conscionable permission him."

As for wherefore the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour alum was truthful unhappy successful her marriage? While Cher admitted that she and Sonny—who died successful 1998 astatine property 62 from injuries caused by a skiing accident—had a large onscreen relationship, the 55-year-old described him arsenic controlling and unfaithful successful their idiosyncratic lives. 

“He conscionable started not to care,” she said. “About me.”

And Cher alleged that Sonny was withholding astir of the wealth they made disconnected their associated concern ventures. 

“Sonny owned 95 percent of the institution and his lawyer owned five,” she said. “And it was called Cher Enterprises, but I ain nothing! And we’d worked unneurotic for astir 12 years.”

The aforesaid twelvemonth she divided from Sonny, Cher tied the knot with singer-songwriter Greg Allman, with whom she shares 48-year-old lad Elijah. Four years later, the brace finalized their divorce.  

Since then, Cher said that she has confronted Sonny—who went connected to remarry twice—about wherefore helium denied her entree to their money, to which she said helium replied, "I ever knew you’d permission me.”

"I said, ‘That’s not a reason! Son, however could you bash it? I was determination by your broadside working, each those nights, each those days, done good, done bad,’” continued Cher, who is presently dating Alexander "A.E." Edwards. “He didn’t person an answer."

She added, "And we were inactive friends aft that."

For a look backmost connected Cher's legendary career, support speechmaking to revisit her astir iconic manner moments.