Cher didn't officially divorce Bono until 1975, but the two officially separated in 1974, after Cher had commenced a two-year relationship with record producer David Geffen. She married rock star Gregg Allman only four days after finalizing her divorce with Bono.

The Memoir, Part One,' out Nov. 19, Cher writes that her then-husband, Sonny Bono, “manhandled” her during an escalation early in their relationship.

Cher was 16 when she met the 27-year-old record producer Sonny Bono. She was 18 when she married Bono — her first marriage, his second — and 19 when the couple released the smash 1965 single “I Got You,

"He took all my money," Cher said in an interview with The New York Times, which was published on Sunday, ahead of the debut for the first volume of her two-part book, "Cher: The Memoir." "I just thought,

The Memoir, Part 1,' the entertainment legend looks back on her breaking point with husband Sonny Bono, revealing that after considering leaping from a hotel balcony in Las Vegas, she decided, "I can just leave him.

In 1972, Sonny Bono told Cher he “seriously thought” about how he’d kill his then-wife, and how he’d parlay his infamy into a new career.

Lucille Ball gave Cher some advice when she was contemplating ending her marriage to Sonny Bono. She assured the star she'd be fine.

This article contains mentions of suicide and an individual's death. Cher had a whirlwind romance with Sonny Bono which led to their impromptu wedding. However, the much-in-love couple and former roommates fell apart since their relationship was officiated and some of the issues they had were because of Bono’s infidelity and his

The singer made the allegations to the New York Times, while promoting her new book, Cher: The Memoir. "He took all my money," the 78-year-old said. "I just thought, 'We're husband and wife. Half the things are his,