Cher is looking back on her complicated relationship with Sonny Bono. In her new book Cher: The Memoir, Part 1, out Tuesday, Nov. 19, the entertainment legend opens up about the downfall of their marriage.

Cher was financially deceived by her then-husband, Sonny Bono, the legendary singer reveals in the first volume of her memoir. “He took all my money,” the 78-year-old told The New York Times in an interview about the book, adding that she was not immediately aware of her financial situation and that she trusted Bono at the time.

Cher, now 78, recalled a night in 1972 when she was so alone that she thought of ending her life by jumping off a hotel balcony. "I was dizzy with loneliness," she wrote in her memoir. "I saw how easy it would be to step over the edge and simply disappear." The singer confessed to having such thoughts "five or six times" during this time.

"And it was just the two of us," Cher continued. "But he didn't like me. It wasn't love at first sight. It was something. I never felt it before." But while the "Believe" artist w

The couple went on to be married for 11 years, welcoming one child together Not all storybook romances start with a spark: Cher revealed she didn't experience love at first sight with Sonny Bono. In an upcoming appearance on CBS Sunday Morning,

Cher reveals in new interview on 'CBS Sunday Morning' that one felt the spark right away... while the other did not.