Cher Claims Sonny Bono Thought About ‘Killing’ Her During Marriage

Cher is opening up concerning the darker moments from her marriage to Sonny Bono … revealing in her new memoir the music legend “seriously thought” about killing her towards the top of their union.

The brand new e book, titled “Cher: The Memoir (Part One),” particulars the turbulent features of her and Sonny’s union … she confesses she was so sad at one level, she thought of taking her personal life by leaping from the balcony of a Las Vegas lodge room.

Per Cher, whereas she and Sonny stayed on the Sahara Lodge in October 1972, she revealed to SB her unhappiness … and instructed him she desired to sleep with their guitarist, Invoice.

Although Cher wrote that she did not truly imply it, she felt this was the one solution to get Sonny to take her breakup pleas severely.

Finally, the estranged couple — who was breaking data with their present, “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” on the time — agreed to separate up. Nonetheless, Cher agreed to proceed residing with Sonny most days to protect their public picture.

During one in all their mornings collectively, Sonny instructed Cher he had “seriously thought about throwing you off our balcony” after her Invoice confession.

She added … “He laughed a little at that and so did I. It was crazy that he was telling me … He went on: ‘I figured I’d plead insanity like Spade Cooley and get seven years in jail before they released me. Then I’d get a book deal and my own show.'”

Cher stated she responded to Sonny’s blunt fact by saying “there would have been no need to push [her]” as a result of she was “gonna jump” in any case. She referred to as this dialog “the darkest moment” of their marriage.”

She continued … “I don’t think for a minute that Sonny would have actually pushed me off the balcony, but I’m sure it crossed his mind, and he knew that jumping off had also crossed mine. What else could we do but laugh?”

Sonny and Cher’s marriage formally got here to an finish in 1975 after 11 years. The pair first met when Cher was solely 16 and Sonny was 27 … with Cher initially transferring in with him as a prepare dinner and a housekeeper.