25-05-2025
Elijah Blue Allman ‘Agrees' With Mom Cher: Divorce From Marieangela ‘Queenie' King ‘Is for the Best'
Cher and son Elijah Blue Allman have experienced their share of drama throughout the years, but a source exclusively tells In Touch she's making it perfectly clear that when it comes to his impending, likely messy divorce from estranged wife Marieangela King, she's in his corner 100 percent and ready to throw her weight behind any legal dispute.
'Cher is absolutely thrilled that this divorce is happening,' the insider reveals. 'She's convinced that without Marieangela in his life, Elijah will finally get it back together.'
Elijah, 48, the only child of Cher, 78, and her late ex-husband, Gregg Allman, originally filed for divorce from from Marieangela in 2021. After a period of reconciliation, he asked a judge to grant a divorce dismissal for that filing, which the court obliged in February 2024. The reunion wasn't to last, as the 37-year-old singer, known professionally as Queenie, filed for divorce this time against her husband on April 8, 2025, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking $6,000 per month in spousal support.
"We had a beautiful 13-year journey, filled with memories I'll always cherish. I know we'll remain friends, and Elijah will always hold a special place in my heart," Marieangela told People of the split. "As we turn the page to this next chapter, we kindly ask for privacy and truly appreciate your understanding."
The couple married in 2013 and pretty much the entirety of their nearly 13 years together was fraught with drama. Mom Cher did not approve in the slightest. In fact, the insider notes she's so thrilled to be getting Marieangela out of Elijah's life once and for all she's willing to foot the bill for the separation.
'She's more than happy to pay for his divorce lawyers,' the source says. 'She'll be paying the settlement too, which isn't making her happy, but right now she's just focusing on supporting Elijah and keeping him strong through this break-up.'
The 'Believe' singer was incensed after Elijah changed his mind about the divorce and decided to mend fences with his wife two years before. She even filed an ex parte motion that he be placed in a temporary emergency conservatorship due to his alleged mental health and substance abuse issues in late 2023, which was denied.
Now that divorce is looking more real than ever, the source says the Goddess of Pop is just glad to have her son back and is working on providing whatever he needs to move past this particularly nasty chapter of his life.
'She's spending a lot of time with him, she's gone into full mother hen mode. They're getting massages and other spa treatments together to fully relax,' the insider explains. 'She has her energy healer working on him, too. He's staying with her and getting fully pampered.'
'She is over the moon to have this chance to bond with him and be his mom again. She is very maternal and shines in a crisis.'
'Elijah actually seems to be on really good behavior,' the source notes. 'He's sad his marriage is ending, but he seems to agree with his mom — that this is for the best. Now he just wants it to be over as quickly as possible.'
