Cher’s ex-husband Sonny Bono as soon as ‘severely thought’ about killing her, she claims in memoir

Cher reveals her ex-husband Sonny Bono as soon as thought of killing her

Throughout her marriage to Bono, which lasted from 1964 to 1975, Cher was so sad at one level that she thought-about committing suicide by leaping off the balcony of a Las Vegas lodge room. She wrote in her memoir that in October 1972, she confessed to her then-husband that she needed to sleep with Invoice, a guitarist of their band.

Cher added in her memoir that whereas she didn’t really imply it, she thought it was the one method to make Bono take her plea to half methods severely. “The silence was deafening. Then [Sonny] mentioned, ‘How lengthy do you assume you’ll want?’” the Burlesque actress wrote. “Two hours,” she instructed Bono earlier than he left her with Invoice, whose shoulder she cried on.

The estranged couple, who starred collectively on their hit present The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, finally agreed to separate. Nevertheless, Bono allowed it on one situation – Cher must proceed dwelling with him through the week to protect their public picture.

One morning, he took her unexpectedly by saying, “You already know, after you went off with Invoice that evening on the Sahara, I severely thought of throwing you off our balcony,” Cher wrote in her memoir. “He laughed just a little at that and so did I. It was loopy that he was telling me,” she added.

The Robust Sufficient singer continued, “He went on: ‘I figured I’d plead madness like Spade Cooley and get seven years in jail earlier than they launched me. Then I’d get a e book deal and my very own present.’” Nevertheless, she in left him shocked by making the surprising admission that “there would have been no have to push me as a result of I used to be gonna bounce!’”