Cher's son rushed to hospital with overdose

BarcelonaThe singer's youngest son CherElijah Blue Allman, 48, was rushed to hospital after overdosing this weekend. According to TMZAllman, son of the pop diva and her second husband, musician Gregg Allman (of the group The Allman Brothers), was rushed to a hospital in Joshua Tree, California, after suffering an overdose on Sunday morning. TMZ He points out that Cher "is doing everything possible to ensure that her son receives all the help he needs."

Allman's addiction problems have been public knowledge for some time. In 2014, Cher's son explained in an interview that he began using drugs, such as marijuana and ecstasy, at age 11. "I was looking for a way to escape my past and I turned to drugs like heroin and opioids," he explained. He also argued that if he hadn't been using these substances, he might have opted for suicide.

The last image we have of Allman is from a month ago, when he was captured by paparazzi looking very ill around the Chateau Marmont, an iconic Hollywood hotel. Currently, Cher's son is in the process of divorcing his wife, Marieangela King, who is demanding a monthly alimony of $6,000.

Following Allman's drug abuse issues, Cher filed a petition in 2023 to be his legal guardian, arguing that her son suffered from "severe mental health and substance abuse issues." "Any financial funds received by Elijah will be immediately directed toward drug use, leaving Elijah with no assets to support himself and putting his life at risk," the petition argued. Believe. However, Cher ultimately dropped the lawsuit because she reached an agreement with her son through mediation.

At the time Cher filed the conservatorship lawsuit, Allman was receiving $120,000 (€110,000) annually, the established periodic distribution of the inheritance left to her by her father, who died in 2017 of liver cancer.

Cher and Gregg Allman married on June 30, 1975, four days after the singer's divorce from her first husband, Sonny Bono, became official. Nine days after they married, Cher filed for divorce from Allman for the first time due to his problems with heroin and alcohol, but they reconciled a month later. Their only son, Elijah, was born in July 1976, and the couple remained married until 1979.