The Memoir, Part One,' out Nov. 19, Cher writes that her then-husband, Sonny Bono, “manhandled” her during an escalation early in their relationship.

Cher wasn’t kidding when she sang “Love Hurts.” The singer soared to stardom in the ’60s alongside Sonny Bono as the pop duo Sonny & Cher, but their split was as bitter as they come, with Cher claiming Bono took all her money.

I figured I’d plead insanity … Then I’d get a book deal and my own show,” Cher alleges Sonny told her after admitting to thinking about killing her.