Cher is trying again on her thrilling relationship with ex-boyfriend Val Kilmer following his tragic loss of life.
After the “Batman Forever” star died of pneumonia at age 65 on Tuesday, the singer, 78, posted a touching tribute to her former flame on social media.
“VALUS,” Cher wrote on X, previously Twitter, on Wednesday, referring to Kilmer by the nickname she had for him when the pair famously dated within the early ’80s. “Will miss u.”
“U Were Funny, crazy, pain in the ass, GREAT FRIEND, kids [love] U,” she teased earlier than calling Kilmer “brilliant” as Mark Twain.
Kilmer portrayed the American author in 2014′s “Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn” and once more in a 2016 one-man present titled “Mark Twain: Citizen Twain.”
The “Burlesque” star went on to reward the “Heat” actor for being “brave” throughout his “sickness.” Kilmer was handled for throat most cancers for years after being recognized in 2014, although he later recovered. His daughter Mercedes Kilmer advised a number of shops that her dad died of pneumonia.
Again in 2021, Cher advised Individuals that she and Kilmer started courting after they met at a party. The 2, who had a 13-year age hole, went on up to now from 1982 to 1984.
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“We became friends because we laughed at the same things constantly. He would sleep over, and it was just a friendship [at first.] That took a long time,” she advised the outlet. “Well, I guess not really a long time.”
She went on to gush over Kilmer, saying, “He is exasperating and hysterical. Thrilling and funny, and doesn’t do what anyone else does.”
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Regardless of Kilmer finally ending issues between them, in accordance with Cher, the pair remained shut mates.
The “Top Gun” legend later wrote in his 2020 memoir “I’m Your Huckleberry” that the “Believe” crooner supported him by means of his throat most cancers analysis. At one level, she invited him to remain at her visitor home.
“One night I suddenly awoke vomiting blood that covered the bed like a scene out of ‘The Godfather.’ I prayed immediately, then called 911. Then alerted my hostess,” Kilmer wrote. “Cher stepped in and stepped up.”
