Cher just dropped her bid for conservatorship over her son, Elijah Blue Allman, after his struggles with substance abuse – here’s what you need to know Pop legend Cher has dropped her bid for conservatorship over her son, Elijah Blue Allman, as reported by the BBC. According to the source, the American singer applied for legal control over her son’s personal and financial affairs in December 2023, citing his alleged substance abuse and mental health troubles. Per the same article, Allman, 48, was due to receive assets from a trust set up by his late father, musician Gregg Allman, by the end of 2023, which would have granted him regular payments.
The pop star filed two immediate temporary conservatorship requests, which were both denied, but a longer one had yet to be resolved, reports the BBC. In court filings obtained at the time, Cher’s lawyers stated that she was “concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will be immediately spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting Elijah’s life at risk”, adds the news outlet. Advertisement Allman’s law firm told the BBC that the new decision “allows the parties to focus on healing and rebuilding their family bond, a process that began during mediation and continues today”.
Elijah Blue Allman has been in the headlines for multiple reasons over the years. Here’s what we know about him: Who is Elijah Blue Allman’s father? {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Elijah Blue Allman at Korn’s Family Values Tour 2007 Kickoff Party at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in 2007, in Los Angeles, California.
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According to People, their son Elijah was born in California on July 10, 1976, about a year after they got married. Elijah has an older sibling, Chaz Bono, from his mother’s marriage to Sonny Bono, and four more siblings from his father’s side: Devon, Layla, Michael and Delilah, per People. He’s a musician {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/09/17/6008bcc6-eb01-46ee-835d-f05332d29700_7390c88c.jpg"} Elijah Blue Allman has a complicated relationship with his famous mum Cher. Photo: @elijahblueoffic/Instagram Elijah has music in his blood – and he’s been into it from a young age.
As reported by People, he got his first guitar from Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, and went on to play the instrument in his mum’s iconic “If I Could Turn Back Time” music video when he was just 12 years old. According to his Instagram bio, he’s part of an industrial rock band called Deadsy..
