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Sonny Bono died on January 5, 1998, in a skiing accident. [7] After Sonny Bono's death in 1998, Bono began dating Brian Prout, drummer of the country music band Diamond Rio. [31] The two became engaged in 2001 but did not marry. [6] [32] On November 24, 2001, Bono married Wyoming businessman Glenn Baxley about 18 months after they met in Mexico.
Cher officially came out on top in her years-long legal dispute with ex-husband Sonny Bono‘s widow, Mary Bono. A federal judge in the Central District of California ruled in Cher’s favor on ...
The pair had made up the 1960s and ‘70s pop duo Sonny & Cher and were married from 1967 to 1975. Cher said in her lawsuit that the 50-50 split carried on after he died in a skiing accident in 1998.
His wife Mary also took Scientology courses. [27] [28] However, after his death, Mary Bono stated that "Sonny did try to break away [from the Church of Scientology] at one point, and they made it very difficult for him." The Church of Scientology said there was no estrangement from Bono.
When Cher and Bono divorced, they agreed to split revenue from the songs recorded together. When Bono died, one-third of his interest passed to wife Mary Bono, and one-sixth interests were split amongst his children. Cher sued UMG in 2009, claiming she and Bono's heirs were owed $5,000,000 in "hidden" royalties. [45]
As her marriage to Sonny Bono collapsed, Cher hit one of her lowest points.
Cher won a lawsuit she filed against the widow of Sonny Bono over royalties for songs they made together such as "I Got You Babe."The GRAMMY-winning singer is owed more than $400,000 accrued since ...
She also co-founded the restaurant Bono's in Hollywood, in addition to the fashion boutique A Star is Worn. [citation needed] In 1997, Susie Coelho founded Susie Coelho Enterprises, Inc. [8] She was an on-air contributor to The View and the Today Show. [9] She was the host of the HGTV television series Surprise Gardener [10] and Outer Spaces.