Cher’s lawsuit claiming Sonny Bono’s widow, Mary Bono, owes her $1 million in unpaid royalties for Sonny & Cher songs — including hits like “I Got You Babe” — had its first major court ...

Sonny and Cher met when she was just 16 and he was 27. She moved in with him after he offered her a bed in exchange for being his cook and housekeeper, and they were married from 1964 to 1975.

Cher recounts her difficult childhood, her entry into the music business and her complicated relationships with Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman in "Cher: The Memoir, Part One," out Nov. 19, 2024.