Cher’s daughter-turned-son Chastity Bono says getting sober gave him the confidence she needed to start her sex change. In a two-part interview with Entertainment Tonight, premiering Thursday, Chastity, who now goes by Chaz, talks with Mary Hart about the gender reassignment progress. “It wasn’t a sudden decision. I’ve been doing therapy for a long time. It’s a long process going back almost a decade. I got clean and sober in 2004 and I couldn’t have done this before that,” he explains. “I always felt like a male from the time I was a child. There wasn’t much feminine about me. I believe that gender is something between your ears not between your legs. That is something I discovered in the early 90s. It was just a long process of being comfortable enough to do something about it. I was turning 40 and I thought it’s now or never.”
After announcing her shocking decision to transition from female to male just last month, Chastity/Chaz Bono has already received a number of lucrative offers to document her sex change with a new television reality series, The National Enquirer has learned.
“Chaz has been fielding offers from reality show producers who want to show her sex change on camera,” says a family friend. Read the rest of this entry »
Legendary entertainer Cher has inked a deal to star alongside Christina Aguilera in the “Genie In A Bottle” star’s motion picture debut, Screen Gems’ musical Burlesque.
Christina will play a talented young singer from a small town who finds success and love while performing at a burlesque club in Los Angeles. Cher will play Tess, a former dancer who runs the club, Variety has learned.
“She brings a soulfulness and gravitas to this character that will ground the story,” he tells the trade paper. “The only person who was more excited than I am is Christina,” Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper told the trade mag late Monday.
Burlesque will be the first movie appearance for Cher since her role in Tea with Mussolini in 1999.
Chastity Bono, the daughter of Sonny and Cher, is changing her sex with the help of gender reassignment surgery, The NY Daily News has learned.
Chastity, 40, began the process of transitioning from female to male earlier this year, according to her rep.
“Yes, it’s true — Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity,” publicist Howard Bragman said in a press statement released on Thursday.
“He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones. It is Chaz’s hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his ‘coming out’ did nearly 20 years ago,” Bragman continued.
“We ask that the media respect Chaz’s privacy during this long process as he will not be doing any interviews at this time,” the statement concluded.
Chastity was featured on VH1 Celebrity Fit Club in 2003.
Cher is in talks to join Christina Aguilera in the movie musical Burlesque, a rep for Screen Gems has revealed to Entertainment Weekly. Read the rest of this entry »
Cher’s extravagant show on the Las Vegas Strip was the hot topic of conversation when the diva herself appeared as a special guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Singing legend Cher has spaked concerns over her health after she cancelled six shows at Las Vegas Caesar’s Palace in the past month. Read the rest of this entry »
Is Cher planning to marry biker Tim Medetz in a secret Las Vegas wedding?
Cher isn’t getting married. The sixty-two year-old two-time divorcee was forced to rebuff rumors on Wednesday that she is ready to walk down the aisle again after the National Enquirer claimed the singing legend was preparing to wed thirty-eight year-old biker and mountain-climber Tim Medvetz. Read the rest of this entry »
