Entertainment & Sports,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 15, 2021
Cher says Sonny’s widow is withholding royalties from ’60s hits
Singer and actress Cher filed a suit in federal court accusing Mary Bono of withholding royalties from the hits written and performed by the iconic duo Sonny and Cher in the 1960s.
Cher has accused Sonny Bono’s widow, the former Congresswoman Mary Bono, of withholding royalties from hits owned and performed by the musical team Sonny and Cher.
In 1978, three years after they split as husband and wife, Sonny and Cher agreed to equal division of their properties including the royalties to the music portfolio they created professionally, according to the complaint filed in federal court on Wednesday by Peter J. Anderson ...
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