Inside Cher’s amazing property portfolio

Inside Cher’s incredible life and real estate portfolio. Photo: Angela Weiss / Getty Images Singing sensation Cher will be forced to pay the $1.43 million (US$1 million) in legal fees that she incurred during a bitter legal battle against ex-husband Sonny Bono’s widow, Mary Bono, a judge has ruled. The 80-year-old pop icon, whose real name is Cheryl Sarkisian, launched a lawsuit against former California Rep. Bono in 2021, alleging that royalties from the songs that she and her ex-spouse had recorded together during their marriage were being withheld form her. She sought $1 million in damages from Bono, accusing her of trying to use “wholly inapplicable statutory termination provision of the Copyright Act of 1976” in order to terminate Cher’s rights to hits like “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” In May 2024, a judge ruled that Cher was owed more than $595,000 (US$418,000) in unpaid royalties, according to People magazine — however, that did not bring an end to the legal dispute. In January of this year, the songstress filed a request asking that Bono be made to pay the $1,458,751 (US$1,023,605.30) in legal fees that she had incurred during the battle. Now, that request has b...