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 has romanced a number of Hollywood A-listers — and she’s not afraid to talk about it. “The reason I go out with young men is because men my age or older — well, now they’re all dead — but before they just never,

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.