Cher Wins Lawsuit Against Sonny Bono’s Widow for $418,000 in Withheld Royalties – Judge Rules in Singer’s Favor
Los Angeles, California – Cher emerges victorious in a lawsuit against Mary Bono, widow of her former musical partner and husband Sonny Bono. The dispute arose over royalties from their chart-topping song catalog that has been ongoing since their 1978 divorce settlement agreement. Cher and Sonny Bono agreed to split publishing revenue evenly in their divorce settlement, a pact that continued even after Bono’s passing in 1998. However, in 2016, Mary Bono invoked a copyright …