Behind their smiles, Bono and Cher had a troubled marriage, as the singer reveals he was possessive and controlling. Getty Images She was already exhausted when she was told that Sonny signed a ...

and Cher Bono pose for a promotional photo for “The Sonny and Cher Show” in 1970. (Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images) Despite wanting out of the marriage just a few years after tying the knot ...

Although the proclaimed “Goddess of Pop”—with that signature contralto voice and 31 albums under her sparkly belt—announced her retirement from the music business in 2024, Cher remains in demand: ...

Cher has revealed how her ex-husband Sonny Bono said he “seriously thought” of killing her at the end of their turbulent marriage. It happened after Cher was so unhappy that she considered ...

AFP via Getty Images After repeating this act, one night between shows, Cher writes, she had an epiphany: “I don’t have to jump off, I can just leave him.” Even then, Sonny controlled her ...

And Cher alleged that Sonny was withholding most of the money they made off their joint business ventures. Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images “Sonny owned 95 percent ...

Cher’s marriage to Sonny Bono ended with a bitter split, but they continued to work together. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: CBS via Getty Images, ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images ...

In 1983, Georgia Holt, Cher, Chaz Bono and Sonny Bono made it a family outing at his Bono restaurant in Hollywood. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Mama said lock you up. That was the ...

Alexander Edwards and Cher at the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Grammy Award winner was previously married to Sonny from ...

(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The ... More Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) Cher opened up about her marriage to Sonny Bono, her husband from 1964 to 1975 and her “Sonny & Cher Show” co ...

Photographs by MGM/Everett Collection; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection, via Getty Images; Vinnie Zuffante ... coinciding roughly with her split from Sonny Bono, Cher became one of Hollywood ...