00:00 Cher's allegations about her son Elijah "Blue" Allman were not strong enough to grant her a conservatorship.
00:07 According to court papers obtained by E! News, one month after the Grammy winner petitioned a Los Angeles court to be made the sole conservator over the 47-year-old's estate,
00:17 a judge has denied her request on January 29th without prejudice due to "insufficient evidence."
00:25 E! News reached out to Cher's rep and attorney for comment on the decision but has not heard back.
00:30 In her December petition, the 77-year-old alleged that Elijah, whose father was late musician Greg Allman,
00:37 was due to receive assets from his trust before the end of 2023.
00:42 However, she said in the documents that a conservator was "urgently needed" to protect Elijah's property from loss or injury.
00:51 The petition continued, "Elijah is entitled to regular distributions from the trust,
00:56 but given his ongoing mental health and substance abuse issues,
01:00 Cher is concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will be immediately spent on drugs,
01:06 leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting Elijah's life at risk."
01:12 Elijah has been candid about his experience with drugs, and in his own January 4th filing, submitted in response,
01:19 noted that while he has "struggled with addiction and spent money in ways that have not always been the most responsible,"
01:26 he was currently under a doctor's care and attending AA meetings.
01:30 "I recently passed a drug test and am willing to submit to future drug tests," he added in the documents published by the Daily Mail.
01:37 "I am clean and sober from illicit substances for over 90 days now
01:41 and am fully capable of and committed to managing the money I receive quarterly from the trust left by my late father."
01:49 Elijah also stated in his filing that he believed his wife, Marie Angela King,
01:53 with whom he had reconciled after filing for divorce in 2021 and not his mother,
01:59 "would have priority to be appointed conservator if necessary."
02:04 He added, "But I do not need that either.
02:06 Under no circumstances am I comfortable having my mom as my conservator, even if that was necessary.
02:12 In that case, I would request a third-party neutral fiduciary be appointed."
02:16 The petition for conservatorship came one year after Marie Angela, also known as Queenie,
02:22 alleged in a court filing that Cher hired four men to kidnap Elijah from a hotel room the couple shared in November 2022.
02:31 In her file declaration reviewed by E! News, Marie Angela said that she was told months earlier she was
02:37 "not allowed to see or speak to Elijah," who she said was "currently in lockdown at a treatment facility."
02:44 E! News reached out to Cher's rep for a response to Marie Angela's allegations at the time, but did not hear back.
02:51 Nearly a year later, in October, Cher denied the abduction allegation, telling People,
02:57 "I'm not suffering from any problem that millions of people in the United States aren't.
03:02 I'm a mother. This is my job, one way or another, to try to help my children.
03:07 You do anything for your children."
03:10 The court ruled that Cher was not guilty of the abduction. She was released on bail.
03:17 "I'm not suffering from any problem that millions of people in the United States aren't.
03:20 I'm not suffering from any problem that millions of people in the United States aren't.
