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Cher: Sonny Bono
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Cher has been her legal name since 1979, when she petitioned a court to have her middle and last names officially dropped. In 1990, Bono & Cher's daughter Chastity came out as a lesbian. Cher says she "went ballistic" at first, but within weeks she came to view her daughter's girlfriend as "a son-in-law." Cher has since become active with Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG), and admitted to having had lesbian affairs herself in the 1970s.
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Cher was in London, England in January 1998 when a call from her daughter Chastity brought her the news of Sonny Bono's death in a skiing accident.[23] He was 62. At the time of his death, Sonny Bono, by then a popular California Congressman, was married to his fourth wife, Mary Bono.[24] Although they had been apart for 24 years and each had re-married since, Cher accepted an invitation to deliver the eulogy. The funeral, unbeknownst to Cher, was broadcast live on CNN. In front of millions, she tearfully and effusively praised the man who had been a father figure, friend, partner, lover, husband, and antagonist, calling him "the most unforgettable character I've ever met."[25] Critics were quick to point out that Cher had spoken very little to Sonny during the 20 years since their divorce, though her outpouring of emotion seemed genuine.
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As Sonny & Cher, they had numerous hits in the mid-1960s, but their success waned as psychedelic rock and hippie music took over the charts. Bono used some of their accumulated earnings to finance two films: Good Times, a musical comedy starring Sonny & Cher, and directed by William Friedkin, and Chastity, with Cher sans Bono turning in a decent dramatic performance as a tough but vulnerable wanderer. Bono wrote the screenplay and score and produced the film. Both flopped at the box office, and Sonny & Cher were considered passé.
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Synopsis: Ever since her early days performing alongside the late Sonny Bono, multi-talented music diva Cher has captivated audiences worldwide. In this 1992 concert performance captured live at Las Vegas' Mirage hotel during her "Heart of Stone" tour, the legendary Cher performs eleven of her greatestRead More
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Though Cher was instantly smitten, Sonny wasn't. The two lived platonically at first, sharing an apartment but sleeping in separate twin beds. While he toiled as an apprentice at Phil Spector's hallowed Gold Star Studios, Cher kept house. It wasn't until her mother discovered the arrangement and tried to separate them, that the pair rebelled and proclaimed their love.
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At age 16 Cher moved to Los Angeles, where she met entertainer and songwriter Salvatore (“Sonny”) Bono, whom she married in 1964. The couple began singing together, and their first big pop hit came in 1965 with "I Got You Babe," which sold more than…
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