Cher's son Elijah Blue Allman has experienced several ups and downs in the public eye. The singer welcomed Elijah in 1976 with late ex-husband Gregg Allman, whom she was married to from 1975 to 1979. (Gregg died at age 69 in 2017 following a throat cancer battle.) "He and I have such a bizarre relationship. We've had so many strange moments," Cher said of her son during a September 2024 episode of Dr. Phil. "I don't really understand him. Somehow, Elijah and I kind of talk through osmosis.