Cher won a lawsuit against Mary Bono over Sonny & Cher royalties, confirming a 50/50 split in their divorce settlement.
Singer Cher has won a lawsuit against Sonny Bono's widow, Mary Bono, in a dispute over Sonny & Cher royalties. Cher and Sonny Bono agreed in their divorce proceedings to a 50/50 split of the publishing revenues from their recorded material. In 2016, Mary Bono invoked a "termination right" to gain control of Sonny's intellectual property, which led to Cher's royalty payments being stopped in 2021. A recent ruling determined that federal termination rules would not void the divorce settlement, confirming Cher's contractual right to receive financial compensation from the Sonny & Cher music catalog. Cher is now owed over $400,000 in back royalties that accrued since the lawsuit began.
May 29, 2024
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