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Marriage dates don't add up.

There is a marriage to Gene Simmons that is not visible, as well as the dates of marriage to others are wrong or miss matching.@ 2401:E180:8D03:1EBD:30EE:BFF:FE37:19D8 (talk) 16:14, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cher was never married to Gene Simmons. As for the other claims, please enlighten me on why the highly reputable sources used in this article are wrong. Cherfc (talk) 00:43, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I am not questioning the source I'm questioning the dates.

On Cher page it says 2401:E180:8832:B1C4:8C1D:96FF:FE49:46DD (talk) 14:15, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not questioning the sources I'm questioning the dates.

On Cher page it says

Gregg Allman (m. 1975; div. 1979)

On Gregg Allman page it says

Cher (m. 1975; div. 1978)

And there is news that they were only married 9 days but the marriage and partner status was changed on Gene Simmons page that leed to the original confusion. 2401:E180:8832:B1C4:8C1D:96FF:FE49:46DD (talk) 14:21, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Orphanage

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It was Cher's father who left her in an orphanage, her mother was only permitted by the nuns to visit once a week, and view her through a window. Source of this information is Cher's autobiography. HKScarborough (talk) 04:28, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, she said the same thing when she appeared on BBC's Desert Island Discs, on 15 December 2024, here (from 7:09) saying "... he put me in an orphanage before he left..." Martinevans123 (talk) 08:39, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Cherfc (talk) 00:20, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestions for WP:CFORK

Cherfc (talk) 01:07, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Apoxyomenus, Martinevans123, Uncleangelo, Benjichilders, Harout72, FraDany, TioTayumi, Bluesatellite, and MaranoFan: You guys might want to take a look! Cheers. Cherfc (talk) 01:19, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No objections to any or all of those 7. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:39, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]