Cher Says Farrah Fawcett Asked to Spend 'Her Final Days' at Her Malibu Mansion — and That Ryan O'Neal Forbade It

Mar. 15, 2025

Cher (left) in 2024; Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal in 1991 (right).Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; CBS/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty; CBS/Getty

Chersaid “I got you babe” to her dying friendFarrah Fawcett— but theCharlie’s Angelsstar’s on-again-off-again partnerRyan O’Nealwasn’t having it.In her new bookCher: The Memoir, Part 1,which was released on Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Oscar-winningMoonstruckactress, 78, claims how her pal Fawcett — who died in 2009 at age 62, three years after she was diagnosed with anal cancer — wanted to move in with Cher towards the end of her life.“When Farrah was sick, she would ask if she could spend her last days in my home because she wanted to see the ocean,” writes Cher, who has a palatial estate in Malibu with views of the Pacific.“Ryan denied her, saying, ‘If she wants to see the ocean, she could stay at my house,’” alleges Cher.Farrah Fawcett, Sonny Bono and Cher in 1972.CBS/GettyO’Neal,who died last December at age 82, was involved with Fawcett for several years beginning in 1979. They welcomed son Redmond in 1985 and remained together until 1997.In 2001, they reunited after O’Neal was diagnosed with leukemia. “I loved her with all my heart,” the actor told PEOPLE after Fawcett’s death.Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal in 1991.CBS/GettyBut their relationship was a tumultuous one and the pair fought bitterly, as O’Neal detailed in his 2012 memoir,Both of Us: My Life With Farrah.For her part, Cher befriended Fawcett when the blond bombshell made a guest appearance onThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, the 1970s CBS series the future “Believe” singer co-hosted withthen-husband Sonny Bono.The cover of ‘Cher: The Memoir, Part 1.'.HarperCollins“Our show ultimately brought on huge names like Truman Capote, Muhammad Ali,Elton John,Tina Turner, Twiggy, Redd Foxx, Kris Kristofferson, Hugh Hefner, Bob Hope, Jean Stapleton, the Jackson 5, andBillie Jean King, among many others,” writes Cher.“A number of our guests were serious actors and musicians who wanted a chance to goof around, put on tights, and wear kooky costumes. It felt amazing to invite Tony Curtis and our old friend Glen Campbell to goof around with us, as well as the comedian Phyllis Diller, who played the harpsichord and was funny and serious all at once,” she continues.Cher: The Memoir, Part 1is available now.

Chersaid “I got you babe” to her dying friendFarrah Fawcett— but theCharlie’s Angelsstar’s on-again-off-again partnerRyan O’Nealwasn’t having it.

In her new bookCher: The Memoir, Part 1,which was released on Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Oscar-winningMoonstruckactress, 78, claims how her pal Fawcett — who died in 2009 at age 62, three years after she was diagnosed with anal cancer — wanted to move in with Cher towards the end of her life.

“When Farrah was sick, she would ask if she could spend her last days in my home because she wanted to see the ocean,” writes Cher, who has a palatial estate in Malibu with views of the Pacific.

“Ryan denied her, saying, ‘If she wants to see the ocean, she could stay at my house,’” alleges Cher.

Farrah Fawcett, Sonny Bono and Cher in 1972.CBS/Getty

CBS/Getty

O’Neal,who died last December at age 82, was involved with Fawcett for several years beginning in 1979. They welcomed son Redmond in 1985 and remained together until 1997.

In 2001, they reunited after O’Neal was diagnosed with leukemia. “I loved her with all my heart,” the actor told PEOPLE after Fawcett’s death.

Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal in 1991.CBS/Getty

But their relationship was a tumultuous one and the pair fought bitterly, as O’Neal detailed in his 2012 memoir,Both of Us: My Life With Farrah.

For her part, Cher befriended Fawcett when the blond bombshell made a guest appearance onThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, the 1970s CBS series the future “Believe” singer co-hosted withthen-husband Sonny Bono.

The cover of ‘Cher: The Memoir, Part 1.'.HarperCollins

HarperCollins

“Our show ultimately brought on huge names like Truman Capote, Muhammad Ali,Elton John,Tina Turner, Twiggy, Redd Foxx, Kris Kristofferson, Hugh Hefner, Bob Hope, Jean Stapleton, the Jackson 5, andBillie Jean King, among many others,” writes Cher.

“A number of our guests were serious actors and musicians who wanted a chance to goof around, put on tights, and wear kooky costumes. It felt amazing to invite Tony Curtis and our old friend Glen Campbell to goof around with us, as well as the comedian Phyllis Diller, who played the harpsichord and was funny and serious all at once,” she continues.

Cher: The Memoir, Part 1is available now.

source: people.com