Living legend Cher reveals just how toxic her relationship was with her ex-husband and former music partner Sonny Bono during their marriage. The Grammy-winning songstress opens up in her new memoir, Cher: The Memoir, Part One, about Sonny’s controling behavior, which was prominent at the pinnacle of their success on their 1970s show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. “I was dizzy with loneliness,” Cher wrote in her book, commenting on a night in 1972 when was contemplating suicide.
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Even when she was a huge star on TV and hit songs like I Got You Babe, she didn’t even have a bank account for herself. Sonny and Cher taped two episodes of their TV show back-to-back and then flew back to Las Vegas to perform at two gigs at the Sahara Hotel in October 1972. All the while being parents to a toddler.
At the time, the Burlesque actress, who was only 98 pounds then, wanted to ask Sonny if he would go with their band to hear some live mus.
