Bono was “desperate for respect,” as Cher writes, but also dedicated to promoting her solo career. By the early ‘70s, as their CBS smash variety spectacle, “The Sonny & Cher Show ...

As her marriage to Sonny Bono collapsed, Cher hit one of her lowest points. Onstage, Cher and Sonny Bono embodied marital bliss singing "I've Got You Babe," but off stage, their marriage became ...