HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 12: Cher arrives to the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Promise' at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 12, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tara Ziemba/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - Cher filed suit in Los Angeles against former Rep.
Mary Bono, alleging the widow of the entertainer's former partner/husband in folk-pop duo Sonny & Cher is illegally withholding royalties from such 1960s hits as "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On."According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday, after Cher and Sonny Bono divorced in 1975, they agreed to split revenue from the songs recorded together.
Attorneys for Cher allege that in recent years, Sonny's fourth wife and widow, Mary Bono, "has undone" Cher's ownership of those rights and.