After the split from Gregg, Cher has never remarried, and she had one child from each relationship. While both of her children are well-established adults, they both clearly still have their mother’s love. “I really like being a mother,\u201d she told\u00a0Closer Weekly\u00a0<\/em><\/a>in 2017. \u201cI\u2019ve got children that are absolutely the best thing in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Find out more about the talented artist’s brood below.<\/p>\n Cher gave birth to her first child\u00a0<\/a>Chaz <\/a><\/strong>in March 1969. Born Chastity Sun Bono<\/strong>, her child with Sonny made regular appearances on her shows with her husband. Chaz came out as a trans-man in June 2009, after beginning transitioning in 2008. His transition was documented in the 2011 documentary Becoming Chaz<\/em>. “I’m doing this because I want to try to help people. I want to put a face on an issue that people don’t understand. That’s why I did this publicly,” he said in the trailer<\/a> for the documentary.<\/p>\n Prior to opening about his gender, Chaz had identified as a lesbian during the 1990s, and hadn’t spoken to his father, who had become a Republican congressman, in over a year, when he died in a skiing accident in 1998, via\u00a0CNN<\/em><\/a>. After he came out as transgender, Cher admitted that it took her some time to understand her son. “It took me a minute. Because you\u2019ve been with a child for 40 years, and then all of a sudden \u2026 but you know what? Chaz was so happy!\u201d she told SheKnows\u00a0<\/em><\/a>in December 2020.<\/p>\n Since his transition,<\/a> Chaz has also established himself as an actor. One of his first roles after coming out was in a 2012 episode of\u00a0Degrassi: The Next Generation<\/em>, and he’s had numerous TV roles since then. His most notable appearances were perhaps in\u00a0American Horror Story<\/em> where he was in 13 episodes or\u00a0Curb Your Enthusiasm,\u00a0<\/em>where he played Joey Funkhouser in a 2020 episode, via IMDB<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Cher gave birth to\u00a0Elijah<\/strong> in July 1976. Elijah has followed in his parents footsteps and became a musician. During the 90s, he started the nu metal band Deadsy<\/strong>, who notably performed alongside other big bands of the 90s and early-aughts like Linkin Park<\/strong>, Staind<\/strong>, and Stone Temple Pilots<\/strong> on the 2001 Family Values tour. The band has released two albums 2002’s\u00a0Commencement\u00a0<\/em>and 2006’s\u00a0Phantasmagore<\/em>. In July 2020, the band announced that it had been working on their third album in an Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cher admitted that she’d butted heads with her children in the past and implied that it’s part of growing up, when asked about being estranged from Elijah in a 2018 interview with\u00a0Parade<\/em>.<\/a> “That happened, but I\u2019m not so sure that parents and their kids don\u2019t all go through that. I love my mother like crazy, but I had a couple of times with her. Elijah lives with me now,” she said.<\/p>\n In December 2023, it was reported<\/a> that Cher had filed for a conservatorship to control access to Elijah’s money. In documents obtained by TMZ<\/em>, the “Turn Back Time” crooner claimed her 47-year-old son is “substantially unable to manage his own financial resources due to severe mental health and substance abuse issues.”<\/span><\/p>\n The documents also reportedly state Elijah is entitled to regular payouts from a trust set up by his late father, musician Gregg Allman<\/strong><\/a>, but Cher is concerned the money will go toward drugs rather than basic living necessities. Cher also argued that, as Elijah’s mother, she is in the best position to serve as conservator and added that two of Elijah’s siblings have nominated her to fill the role.<\/span>Cher also mentioned Elijah’s estranged wife, <\/span>Marieangela King<\/strong>, and claimed she’s undermining Elijah’s attempts at getting the mental health and substance abuse help he needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nChaz Bono<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Elijah Blue Allman\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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