Cher admitted she contemplated suicide during her marriage to Sonny Bono.
The 78-year-old music icon released the first part of her honest, self-titled memoir on Tuesday, revealing details of what she called her “loveless marriage” to her musical partner.
In the book, Cher explains how she considered jumping from a Las Vegas hotel balcony to escape her husband in 1972, explaining that she felt “trapped” as he controlled every aspect of her life.
“I was dizzy with loneliness,” she wrote. “I saw how easy it would be to step over the edge and just disappear.” »
The If I Could Turn Back Time hitmaker explained that she felt so “defeated” that night and couldn't see any other way out.
“For a few crazy minutes, I couldn’t imagine any other option,” the star wrote. “I did it five or six times, and each time I thought of (their child) Chaz, of my mother (Georgia), of my sister (Georganne), of everyone and how Things like this could make people look up. for me this is a viable situation and I would go back inside. »
Cher then had a revelation, writing, “I don’t need to jump. I can just leave him. »
The Believe hitmaker also wrote that Sonny was so jealous he wouldn't let her wear perfume and took complete control of her career and finances, adding that he wouldn't let her have her own bank account.
She also revealed that Sonny once told her that he was “seriously thinking” about killing her towards the end of their marriage.
Cher and Sonny were unofficially married in 1964 and officially married in 1969. They then filed for divorce in 1974, and after a bitter custody battle over their only child together, Chaz, they divorced in 1975.
