Cher sues Sonny Bono heirs over royalties
Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including I Got You Babe and The Beat Goes On.
In a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Cher alleges that former Rep. Mary Bono and other defendants have attempted to terminate provisions of business agreements Cher and Sonny Bono reached when they divorced in 1975 that entitled each to 50 per cent of songwriting and recording royalties. The breach-ofcontract lawsuit alleges that the damages to Cher total at least $1 million (Dh3.7 million).
Cher, the 75-year-old Grammy, Oscar and Emmy winning singer and actor began performing as a duo with Sonny Bono in 1964.