Cher ‘Buried The Hatchet’ With ‘Mean’ Madonna
Cher has shut down years of rumors surrounding a feud between her and Madonna. In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, the “Turn Back Time” singer, 77, was…
Cher attends the Los Angeles Special Screening of Searchlight Pictures’ “Chevalier” at El Capitan Theatre on April 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Madonna speaks onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images/Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyCher has shut down years of rumors surrounding a feud between her and Madonna. In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, the "Turn Back Time" singer, 77, was asked if she saw Madonna's video clip in her new show from an old interview from 1991 where she said that she’s "mean" and a "c---." When asked what she thought of Madonna, Cher said she disliked how mean she was.
Explaining a situation in which she was friends with Madonna's husband, Sean Penn, at the time, Cher recalled how the "Material Girl" singer was allegedly "rude to everybody" at her home. "It seems to me that she’s got so much that she doesn’t have to act the way that she acts, like a spoiled brat all the time," Cher continued. "It seems to me when you reach the kind of acclaim that she’s reached and can do whatever you wanna do, you should be a little more magnanimous and be a little less of a c---."
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Responding bluntly to the question at hand in her LA Times interview, Cher now says, "I said a lot worse than that." As the publication tried digging into what the beef is between the two superstar singers, Cher cleared the air and it is not actually a beef, and rather, she likes her. However, she makes it a point that Madonna can be mean, further divulging about the drama from back then. "We buried that hatchet a long time ago because I called her something so much worse, and she forgave me."
Giving the "Hung Up" singer her kudos, Cher says, "But I give her this: There’s no one like her that had their ear to the ground and knew everything before anybody else. I mean, she knew what was coming, and she was right on it. I always felt that was her greatest gift — that she could know the trends before any of us."
Cher is releasing her first-ever Christmas album, available November 17. Meanwhile, Madonna is currently on her Celebration Tour, having recently performed in London.
Cher: 14 Of Her Most Memorable Quotes
Cher celebrates her 75th birthday today, and the iconic singer and actress is known for her blunt, carefree statements. We have compiled a list of her 14 most memorable and inspiring quotes.
Cher And Cyndi Lauper In Concert At The MGM Grand
Ethan Miller/Getty Images)LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 25: Singer Cher performs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena during her Dressed to Kill tour on May 25, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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"Yes, it's a man's world, but that's all right because they're making a total mess of it. We're chipping away at their control, taking the parts we want. Some women think it's a difficult task, but it's not."
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“I love having boyfriends. A girl can wait for the right man to come along—but in the meantime, that doesn’t mean she can’t have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones.”
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(Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)Cher performs on stage as part of the 27th "Dance on the Pier" party during NYC Pride 2013 on June 30, 2013 in New York City.
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Cher Unveils New Fountains Of Bellagio Show Choreographed To Her Song "Believe"
(Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)Cher unveils a new Fountains of Bellagio show choreographed to her song "Believe" on January 17, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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"Men should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable."
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“If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life.”
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Dick Clark, Stevie Wonder and Babyface at the taping of "American Bandstand's 50th...A Celebration" at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Ca. Saturday, April 20, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect.
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“Women have to harness their power—it's absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first 'no.' And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.”
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“Don’t buy into the idea that women aren’t strong enough to do anything they want on their own.”
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“I wouldn't give myself any advice, because advice is kinda bulls---. Take a deep breath and don't take any of it too seriously.”
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Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesCher infamously announced her "Living Proof: The Farewell Tour" would only last for 59 dates in North America. It eventually stretched into 325-date worldwide tour that ended in 2005. She would they return to the stage for a Las Vegas residency from 2008-2011 and then go back to touring for her "Dressed to Kill Tour" in 2014, another residency in from 2017-2020 and her "Here We Go Again Tour" that began in 2018 and currently stretched into 2020.
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Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesOkay, now for those about to cry foul on this pick, if Madonna is in the Rock Hall, Cher definitely deserves to be in. With a career that spans six decades, Cher has defied the odds, remains one of the most iconic pop stars of all time, and she's managed to do it with a style and attitude all her own. She's won just about every award imaginable, from Grammys to Oscars to Kennedy Center Honors. Fun fact: She also the only artist ever to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in six consecutive decades. Those number ones include "I Got You Babe," "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves," "Half-Breed," "Dark Lady," "After All," "If I Could Turn Back Time," "Believe," "Strong Enough," "Song for the Lonely," "A Different Kind of Love Song," "When the Money's Gone"/"Love One Another," "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" and "Woman's World."
