Money from songs like 'I Got You Babe' and 'The Beat Goes On' are at stake in the potentially million-dollar civil action against Mary Bono.
against Mary Bono, widow of the singer's ex-husband Sonny Bono, accusing her of wrongly withholding royalties to songs like"I Got You Babe" and"The Beat Goes On."Sonny & Cher, were married from 1967 to 1975 before divorcing and agreeing to"an equal division of their community property," which included an even split of music royalties, according to Cher's federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles.
But last month, Mary Bono, through the Bono Collection Trust, told Cher she would be cut off from royalties to Sonny & Cher hits like"I Got You Babe,""The Beat Goes On,""Baby Don't Go,""Little Man" and"Bang Bang." Public records show Mary Bono living in Colorado, and she could not be reached for comment Thursday at any of her listed phone numbers.