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Cher has filed a lawsuit against the widow of her former singing partner Sonny, claiming she is withholding $1million (£731m) in royalty paymentsCher, 75, filed the suit against Mary Bono, 59, in LA federal court on Wednesday saying she “has sustained damages, and will continue to sustain damages, in an amount not presently known but believed to exceed $1million".The move is a bid to protect her share of royalties from their music, which includes classic hits like I Got You Babe and The Beat Goes On.Sonny, whose real name was Salvatore Bono, and Cher married in 1967 and skyrocketed to success as a musical duo.They split in 1975 but agreed to split the revenue from the songs they recorded as a duo.But the Bono Collection Trust - headed by

75-year-old singer alleges the former member of Congress has breached a contract signed by Cher and her ex-husband after their divorce. Sonny, whose real name was Salvatore Bono, and Cher married in 1967 and skyrocketed to success as a musical duo.

Cher filed a lawsuit against Mary Bono in Los Angeles on Wednesday, claiming Sonny Bono's fourth wife and widow is illegally withholding her royalties from Sonny & Cher's megahits in the '60s. In court documents obtained by Fox News, the 75-year-old singer alleges the former member of Congress has breached a contract signed by Cher and her ex-husband after their divorce.