In a shocking turn of events, Cher’s youngest son, Elijah Blue Allman, was rushed to the hospital after a serious overdose. The 48-year-old musician was found unresponsive on Saturday morning, June 14, and is now reported to be receiving “the best care possible” in a California facility. Details about his current condition remain unclear.
An insider close to the situation revealed to TMZ that Elijah is “very lucky to have survived,” as Cher focuses on providing him with the help he desperately needs. The public has been aware of Elijah’s struggles with substance abuse since Cher filed for a conservatorship in 2023, citing her son’s inability to manage his finances due to severe mental health and addiction issues.
Despite their turbulent past, Cher and Elijah reached an agreement to settle their issues privately, sparing them the spotlight of court battles. Months after the allegations surfaced, they participated in a private mediation session where they paused all legal proceedings to find a collaborative resolution, as detailed in court documents obtained by People.
This agreement came on the heels of accusations that Cher had hired four men to remove Elijah from a New York hotel room last yearâ€â€claims she has denied.
Elijah, son of the late Allman Brothers member Gregg Allman, who also battled substance abuse issues, followed in his parents’ musical footsteps. He performs under the stage name P. Exeter Blue and was the lead guitarist for the rock band Deadsy for nearly three decades before stepping back in recent years.
Tragically, Elijah’s father passed away in 2012 after succumbing to liver cancerâ€â€a death linked to his long-standing struggles with addiction. Now, Elijah faces his own challenges, compounded by a divorce from his estranged wife, Marieangela King, as mentioned in court documents obtained by Page Six.
Elijah comes from a large family, with two half-brothers, Devon and Michael Sean Allman, and half-sisters Layla Brooklyn and Delilah Island Allman from his father’s side. On his mother’s side, he shares a half-brother, Chaz Bono, who was born Chastity Bono to Cher and her late husband, Sonny Bono.