Cher<\/strong>\u2019s son Elijah Blue Allman<\/strong> has experienced several ups and downs in the general public eye.<\/p>\n The singer welcomed Elijah in 1976 with late ex-husband Gregg Allman<\/strong>, whom she was married to from 1975 to 1979. (Gregg died at age 69 in 2017 following a throat cancer battle.)<\/p>\n \u201cHe and I actually have such a bizarre relationship. We\u2019ve had so many strange moments,\u201d Cher said of her son during a September 2024 episode of Dr. Phil<\/em>. \u201cI don\u2019t really understand him. By some means, Elijah and I type of talk through osmosis.\u201d<\/p>\n Elijah has been honest about his drug addiction over time, revealing in 2014 that he had been abusing substances since he was 11. Despite getting sober in 2008, Elijah\u2019s has continued to struggle. In 2023, Cher filed for a conservatorship of her son amid his addiction battle.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling to look back at Elijah\u2019s ups and downs over time:<\/p>\n Elijah is thought within the music industry because the singer and lead guitar player for the band Deadsy, which was formed in 1995. Through the years, Elijah has released five records with the band. There’s a sixth on the best way.<\/p>\n Following a years-long battle with substance abuse, Elijah got sober in 2008.<\/p>\n Elijah met King in 2013 and the pair were married by December of that yr.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t going to attend for anyone\u2019s approval and congratulations, identical to I\u2019ve never waited for any of that my whole life,\u201d he told the Each day Mail<\/em> in 2014 of their decision to marry. \u201cThe best way I eloped with my wife is identical way I\u2019ve done every part I\u2019ve ever done. I don\u2019t know another way and we knew it was the proper time.\u201d<\/p>\n By November 2021, Elijah filed for divorce from King, revealing that that they had been separated since April 2020. Despite their split, Elijah and King apparently stayed together. They filed to dismiss their divorce in January 2024. The dismissal was denied and King eventually filed for divorce from Elijah in April 2025.<\/p>\n During a 2014 interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/em>, Elijah revealed that he began doing drugs at age 11. He experimented with weed and ecstasy on the time.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, it\u2019s just what you probably did, it\u2019s just what everybody did,\u201d he said, noting that he eventually graduated to other substances \u2014 like heroin and opiates<\/p>\n \u201c[Heroin] type of saved me,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t have that at that time, I don\u2019t know what I’d have done.\u201d<\/p>\n King alleged in October 2023 that Cher attempted to kidnap Elijah in late 2022. A legal declaration obtained by Us<\/em> claimed that King and Elijah were reconciling their relationship when 4 men allegedly got here into their hotel room and \u201cremoved\u201d him. While Cher was not named within the filing, there was an allusion to Elijah\u2019s mother within the documents. Cher has denied these allegations.<\/p>\n Cher initially filed for a conservatorship over Elijah in December 2023. Court documents obtained by Us<\/em> on the time stated that Elijah was \u201csubstantially unable to administer his own financial resources on account of severe mental health and substance abuse issues.\u201d<\/p>\n The legendary singer claimed within the documents that Cher was concerned Elijah would spend money he was given from his late father\u2019s trust \u201con drugs,\u201d putting his \u201clife in danger.\u201d<\/p>\n Elijah retaliated with paperwork filed in January 2024, claiming that he was \u201csober\u201d and \u201cpaying his bills.\u201d Cher\u2019s request for a brief emergency conservatorship was denied that very same month.<\/p>\n News broke in June 2025 that Elijah was reportedly hospitalized following an overdose that took place in Joshua Tree, California. The San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department told Us<\/em> on the time that deputies \u201cresponded to a residence in Landers for a male subject acting erratically.\u201d They confirmed Elijah\u2019s identity upon arrival.<\/p>\n \u201cDeputies positioned drugs contained in the home, and Allman was transported to the hospital,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThe investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\nA Successful Music Profession With Deadsy<\/h2>\n
Getting Sober<\/h2>\n
Finding Love With Marieangela King<\/h2>\n
Revealing His Drug Addiction<\/h2>\n
The Alleged Kidnapping<\/h2>\n
Cher\u2019s Conservatorship<\/h2>\n
A Reported Drug Overdose<\/h2>\n
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