Cher is looking back on her second marriage — and what went wrong.
In her best-selling book “Cher: A Memoir Part One,” the singer reflects on her relationship with Gregg Allman and why she said “I do” so quickly.
According to the book, Cher’s divorce from ex-husband Sonny Bono was finalized in June 1975, by which time she had begun dating the rocker.
The 78-year-old admitted she had reservations about her romance with the Allman Brothers singer.
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Cher reflects on her second marriage in the best-selling book “Cher: A Memoir Part One.” (Getty Images)
“I don’t know if my relationship with Gregory will last,” the star wrote, as quoted by People magazine on Wednesday.
“I live every day,” she shared. “Then I found out I was pregnant and we decided to get married.”
According to the outlet, if Cher had a baby, she would want to get married.
Cher married Greg Allman just days after divorcing Sonny Bono. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
“I just kept putting one foot in front of the other,” Cher wrote, according to the outlet. “The future is never set in stone. I did what I thought was right.”
The book states that Cher’s sister Georgina “Gee” and her friend Paulette looked at the singer “as if I had entered another universe” after telling them she was getting married. Cher responded: “Come on, let’s do this.”
The media pointed out that the wedding took place just days after Cher and Bono divorced.
“There was nothing romantic about our wedding day,” the Oscar winner admitted.
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Gregg Allman’s drug addiction plagues union. (Vinnie Zuffant/Michael Oakes Archives/Getty Images)
Nine days after their wedding, Cher filed for annulment. They reconciled.
In 1976, the couple had a son named Elijah Blue Allman.
The New York Post previously reported that the “Believe” singer initially filed for divorce after allegedly discovering a “plastic bag filled with white powder” that belonged to her spouse.
Things took a turn for the worse when she later learned that Allman was addicted to heroin.
Nine days after the couple said “I do,” Cher filed for annulment. They reconciled. (David Redfern/Redfern/Getty Images)
“[I] Tell him on the phone, ‘I’m really tired of doing this, Gregory. I’m tired of going to rehab with you,” she recalled. “He was quiet on the other end of the phone. “But I’m going to keep going,” he said softly.
“His answer stopped me in my tracks because it was true,” Cher continued. “He continued to go to rehab, continued to work on his addiction, and continued to try despite past failures. In that moment, I stopped thinking about my own exhaustion and felt for him.”
Cher writes that her “turning point” came after Allman had a “paranoid breakdown” one night.
“[He] Insisted he saw someone with a gun in his backyard,” the Grammy winner wrote.
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In 1979, the couple split for good. (Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
She called this moment “the last straw.”
“it [was] It’s not safe for kids,” Cher said. “It’s only happened once but I couldn’t risk it.
The “I’m No Angel” singer died of liver cancer in 2017. He is 69 years old.
Alan Paul, author of “Brothers and Sisters: The Inside Story of the Allman Brothers Band and the Albums That Defined the ’70s,” previously told Fox News Digital that the late star “never stopped loving” Cher .
Writer Alan Paul claims Greg Allman “never stopped loving” Cher. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
“Greg doesn’t really like talking about Cher,” Paul said. “People thought it was because they didn’t like her, were aggressive towards her, or whatever. I don’t believe that was ever the case. I think it was quite the opposite.”
Paul said it was clear from their marriage that neither of them was prepared for what was coming.
“Greg was a full-blown drug addict and he was trying to get over it,” he explained. “He did go in and out of rehab a couple of times. He had periods where he was able to overcome things. He talked about it very openly. Cher, even though she had been in Hollywood since she was 16 to 17 and was a celebrity, she She didn’t understand what this meant.
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Cher and Gregg Allman get married in Las Vegas. The celebration was as brief as their wedding. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives)
“Early on in their relationship, Greg once said to her, ‘Go home. Pretend it’s a trip to Disneyland. It’s fun. Now go home,'” Paul said. “He couldn’t bring himself to tell her that he was an addict. Cher was completely devastated, angry, shocked. To her, everything was going great. She would basically say, ‘What the hell is going on?'”
Paul claimed Allman “cryed for almost an hour” before working up the courage to tell her, “I’m a drug addict.”
“The good news is I’m madly in love with you, but the bad news is I have a problem,” he told her.
A “carefree” Cher allegedly said, “It doesn’t matter – we can beat this.”
Greg Allman died in 2017. (Michael Oaks Archives/Getty Images)
“You don’t understand,” he pleaded. “I’ll steal your mom’s TV.”
Paul claims Cher believes this is an obstacle they can overcome together.
Cher, then a mother of two, was battling Gregg Allman’s drug addiction. (Michael Oaks Archives/Getty Images)
“Her response was, ‘It’s OK, this is a problem and we’ll fix it,'” he explained. “She understands it’s a problem, but she thinks it’s you go to the doctor, you can go to rehab, and you’re going to get better. She doesn’t understand … Greg talks about this so openly … from their relationship. It was overshadowed from the beginning by his drug use.
The second part of Cher’s memoir is scheduled to be published in 2025.
