Cher looks back on her second marriage – and what went wrong.
The singer reflected on her relationship with Gregg Allman in her best-selling book, “Cher: The Memoir, Part One” and why she said “I do” so soon.
According to the book, Cher's divorce from her ex-husband Sonny Bono was finalized in June 1975 when she started dating the rocker.
The 78-year-old has admitted he has doubts about his budding romance with the Allman Brothers Band singer.
Cher looked back on her second marriage in the best-selling book “Cher: The Memoir, Part One.” (Getty Images)
“I didn't know if my relationship with Gregory would last or not,” the star wrote as quoted by People magazine on Wednesday.
He said: “I was living every day when it arrived. Then I found out I was pregnant, and we decided to get married.
According to the publication, Cher wanted to get married if she had a child.
Cher married Gregg Allman days after her divorce from Sonny Bono was finalized. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
“I kept putting one foot in front of the other,” wrote Cher, as quoted by the outlet. “The future is never written in stone. I did what I thought was the right thing to do.”
The book noted that Cher's sister Georgane “Gee” and her friend Paulette looked at the singer “as if I had entered another universe” after telling them she was ready to tie the knot. In response, Cher said, “Come on, let's do this.”
The publication noted that the wedding took place days after Cher's divorce from Bono.
“There was nothing romantic about our wedding day,” the Oscar winner admitted.
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The meeting was dominated by Gregg Allman's addiction. (Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Nine days after their wedding, Cher filed for divorce. They reconciled.
The couple welcomed a son, Elijah Blue Allman, in 1976. However, in 1979, they quit smoking.
The New York Post first reported that the “Believe” singer initially filed for divorce after she allegedly found a “plastic bag full of white powder” that belonged to her partner.
Things got worse when she later learned that Allman was addicted to heroin.
Nine days after the couple said “I do,” Cher filed for divorce. They reconciled. (David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)
“(I) told him over the phone, 'I'm so tired of doing this, Gregory. I'm so tired of going to rehab with you,'” he recalled, as quoted by the agency. “He was quiet on the other end of the line. 'But I'm moving on,' he said softly.”
“His answer stopped me in my tracks because it was true,” Cher continued. “He kept going to rehab, kept trying to get clean, kept trying despite past failures. At that point, instead of thinking about my fatigue, I I felt sorry for him.”
Cher wrote that her “breakdown” came after Allman suffered a “traumatic stress” one night.
“(He) insisted he saw men with guns in the backyard,” the Grammy winner wrote.
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The couple called it quits in 1979. (Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
He called this moment “the last straw.”
“It wasn't safe for the kids,” Cher said. “It only happened once, but I couldn't risk it.”
“I'm No Angel” The singer died in 2017 from liver cancer. He was 69 years old.
Alan Paul, author of “Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the '70s,” previously told Fox News Digital that the late star “never stopped loving” Cher.
Writer Alan Paul said that Gregg Allman “never stopped loving” Cher. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
“Gregg didn't like to talk about Cher very much,” Paul said. “People took that out of not liking him, being mean to him, or something. I don't believe that was ever the case. I think it was different.”
Paul said that when he looked at their marriage, it was clear that none of them were prepared for what was about to happen.
He explained: “At the time, Gregg was completely addicted to drugs, and he was struggling to overcome it. “He's been in and out of rehab a few times. He's had moments where he's been able to get over it. He's been very open about that. Cher, even though she was he's been in Hollywood and a celebrity since he was 16-17, he was there. He didn't understand what that meant.”
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Cher and Gregg Allman got married in Las Vegas. That party, like their marriage, was short-lived. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives)
“Gregg at one point, early in their relationship, says to her, 'Just go home. Pretend this was a trip to Disneyland. It was fun while it lasted. . Now go home,” said Paul. “He couldn't tell her he was addicted. Cher is completely devastatedangry, blown away by the wind. In his mind, everything is going well. He's basically like, 'What the hell is going on?'
Paul said that Allman “cried for about an hour” before he worked up the courage to tell him, “I'm an alcoholic.”
“The good news is I'm madly in love with you, but the bad news is I have a problem,” he told her.
The “unfazed” Cher is said to have said, “Okay – we can get over that.”
Gregg Allman died in 2017. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
“You don't understand,” he pleaded. “I can steal your mother's TV.”
Paul said that Cher was convinced that it was an obstacle that they could overcome together.
Cher, who was then a mother of two, was struggling with Gregg Allman's addiction. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
“His response was like, 'OK, it's a problem, and we're going to fix it,'” he explained. “He understood it as a problem, but he thought it was something where you go to the doctor, you can go to rehab, and you'll be better. He didn't understand… And Gregg he spoke openly about that … at the beginning of their relationship, it was overshadowed by his drug use.”
Part two of Cher's memoir it is scheduled to be published in 2025.