Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after reportedly overdosing.
Although it’s unclear what drugs he was using, authorities say the 48-year-old was “acting erratically.”
“Deputies from our Morongo Basin Station responded to a residence in Landers for a male subject acting erratically. When deputies arrived, Elijah Allman, 48, was being evaluated by emergency medical personnel,” authorities said in a statement. “Deputies located drugs inside the home and Allman was transported to the hospital. The investigation is ongoing.”
The son of the “Believe” singer is very lucky to have survived, sources told TMZ.
After his hospitalization, Allman’s estranged wife, Marieangela King Allman, shared a statement, sending her former husband her support.
“While it is true that Elijah has faced personal challenges in the past,” she shared with People, “one constant has been his unwavering commitment to sobriety and his loyalty to those he loves. Like many, he continues to confront his inner struggles — but it is important to recognize that he does so from a place of strength, not defeat.”
Allman, who’s also the son of the late Gregg Allman, has publicly spoken about his ongoing substance abuse struggles, revealing he’s been using drugs since he was a child.
“I started with drugs around the same time that we all did, around 11. I mean it’s just what you did, it’s just what everybody did,” Allman told ET in a 2014 interview. “I [was] just looking to escape all the things in my past and, that’s when you turn to those kind of drugs.”
In the interview he also admitted to having some “close calls and some moments of really feeling at the edge of mortality.”
Cher is said to be very concerned about her son’s well being and doing what she can to get him some help.
In 2023, the “Moonstruck” star filed for a conservatorship because she felt he was “unable to manage his own financial resources due to severe mental health and substance abuse issues.” The two ultimately reached a private agreement and Cher dismissed her petition.
