Tackling a sex change while in the public eye was "an incredible hurdle"
Now that he's finally in the body he always felt he belonged in, Chaz Bono said he's enjoying something that took decades to accomplish.
It took getting sober and a mental evolution for Cher's child to undergo a sex change
Cher's 40-year-old son, formerly known as Chastity, has begun to grow a beard
Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Lisa Marie Presley, Paul McCartney and others express their sadness and shock
The diva returns to the big screen alongside Christina Aguilera in Burlesque
The singer tells PEOPLE that her "abiding love for my child" will never change
It was only a matter of time. The real-life drama of being transsexual has come to Hollywood. Chastity Bono, the impossibly cute little blond girl who, for many of my generation, remains frozen in time as the sweet, chubby-faced cherub closing many a Sonny and Cher show in the arms of her doting parents, recently announced that he is transsexual and will be transitioning from female to male. He will go by the name of Chaz.
Henry Joseph Madden was a good student and track team member in high school, but he had a secret: He sometimes wore his mother's pantyhose and underwear under his clothes.
Cher supports what rep calls "Chaz's courageous decision"
Tackling a sex change while in the public eye was "an incredible hurdle"
Now that he's finally in the body he always felt he belonged in, Chaz Bono said he's enjoying something that took decades to accomplish.
It took getting sober and a mental evolution for Cher's child to undergo a sex change
Cher's 40-year-old son, formerly known as Chastity, has begun to grow a beard
Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Lisa Marie Presley, Paul McCartney and others express their sadness and shock
The diva returns to the big screen alongside Christina Aguilera in Burlesque
The singer tells PEOPLE that her "abiding love for my child" will never change
It was only a matter of time. The real-life drama of being transsexual has come to Hollywood. Chastity Bono, the impossibly cute little blond girl who, for many of my generation, remains frozen in time as the sweet, chubby-faced cherub closing many a Sonny and Cher show in the arms of her doting parents, recently announced that he is transsexual and will be transitioning from female to male. He will go by the name of Chaz.
Henry Joseph Madden was a good student and track team member in high school, but he had a secret: He sometimes wore his mother's pantyhose and underwear under his clothes.
Cher supports what rep calls "Chaz's courageous decision"
Chastity Bono, gay-rights activist and child of performer Cher and the late entertainer and politician Sonny Bono, is in the early stages of transitioning from a female to a male and will be known as Chaz, his spokesman said Thursday.
Just a two-hour detour from Paris, the Loire was once a playground to Renaissance royals. Now its vaunted châteaux are attracting enterprising young couples and artists who have remade them into captivating -- and surprisingly affordable -- inns.
When emergency crews scramble to a celebrity's home and it turns out to be a false alarm, journalists don't usually write about it.
The singer jokes that he couldn't resist the Staples Center's "Kiss Me Cam"
Mom Goldie Hawn hosts Demi, Ashton, Gwyneth and life of the party, Justin
Despite kids and a demanding schedule "she keeps her cool," says Eastwick costar Lindsay Price
An audience of millions watched Cher drop a verbal bomb when she uttered the f-word on an awards show. Bono said it, too, a year later, and Nicole Richie uttered it and s--t in the same sentence.
She'd rather not watch her husband's showdowns with John McCain, she admits, "I get nervous!"
The Hairspray star sings her favorite songs for her first New York audience
In my last column, I wrote the American Soccer Fan's Bill of Rights. Almost immediately, I got several e-mails that considered such a thing too presumptive and smacking of unwarranted entitlement. (I can imagine King George III thinking similar things back in the 18th century, although he probably didn't e-mail Thomas Jefferson his thoughts.)
"I'm afraid we are not celebrating!" her publicist tells PEOPLE of the "crazy" news
If Silda Spitzer had only made it her business to look at her husband's bank statements, the story might have ended so differently.
Cher says getting older is no fun, while Tina shrugs off "that number"
The diva admits to Oprah she was "crazy" about the rising young star in the '80s
I am 60 years old, but my company is even older. My great-uncle started it in 1921, when women wore feathers in their hats. But when bare heads came back into style, the company needed to evolve from a feather-dyeing firm to more of a full-service provider.
The Loire Valley, two hours southwest of Paris, offers France's greatest array of chateau experiences.
Bette Midler's new show at Caesars is divine, it's de-lovely, it's de Vegas
Here's to your amazing new wine collection and your newfound ability to talk to anyone, anytime, about anything -- pandas, cigars or mashed potatoes! From starting a Web site to starting a new job, our experts tell you how to reignite your life, your passion and your mojo.
Ah, the wisdom of teen movies. Remember in "Clueless" when Cher and Dionne gave Miss Geist a makeover in the faculty lounge? All it took was a few minor adjustments to turn the disheveled teacher into "not a total Betty, but a vast improvement."
In a Manhattan courtroom where the words of Supreme Court justices are usually debated, the potty-mouthed antics of Nicole Richie and Cher were the subject of an unusual federal appeals court hearing Wednesday.
The invitation to your annual work party has fluttered into your e-mail inbox -- and your stomach contracts as you read it's an evening of karaoke. But don't spend the night "washing your hair" -- our guide will help turn you from nul points nobody to karaoke king or queen!
The year began with Steve Miller's "The Joker" and ended with Helen Reddy's "Angie Baby."
The talent hasn't been happy at Warner Music. From Cher to Kid Rock, Madonna to Metallica, they want more money and better deals. And as Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. got ready to take the compan...
Physical fitness, as a walk down any busy street will show you, is of varying importance to people. There are gym rats, who have their own locker at the local club and always look maddeningly fit. ...
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of President John F. Kennedy joined Sen. John Kerry at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Friday, the latest high-profile woman to stump with the Democratic candidate.
President Bush pulls a triple threat today, visiting three of the most important states (Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio) as his campaign releases a stark new TV ad hitting Sen. John Kerry on intelligence funding votes. How stark is the ad? Well, it's called "Wolves."
Forget little fold-up pamphlets on the compatibility of sun signs, forget lucky numbers on motel paper placemats, forget that weather-beaten little paperback on sexual astrology your college roommate's girlfriend left in the bathroom.
The Internet bubble is gone, and thankfully so are most of the tipsters who clogged online message boards. But Yun Soo Oh Park, known to fans and detractors alike as Tokyo Joe, is still at it.
The telephone celebrated its 124th birthday this year. The Web is six years old. Thanks to a host of startups building wireless and voice Web applications, the Web and the telephone are becoming th...
Bipolar disorder. Is that the problem? High as a weather balloon in one session, deep in the Dauphin's dungeon in the next. Or is it paranoia, perhaps? The stock market has certainly been distracte...
With the buzz surrounding The Operator, the new biography of Hollywood supermogul David Geffen, you'd expect some decent dirt--at least enough for a tawdry movie. (Geffen, who stopped cooperating w...
What is beauty? The sages have argued about it for ages without reaching any agreement. Some say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, others that it's only skin deep. Still others say it's pretty ...
Though he's been caricatured as a suck-up to the "Hollywood elite," Bill Clinton isn't the only politician who goes gaga over stars. Every politician does. Given a choice between debating the issue...
Quick, what do Benjamin Franklin and Cher have in common? Besides a way with wigs. The answer: At-home shopping set off light bulbs in the minds of both. Franklin's brainchild, founded in 1744, was...
-- TINA BROWN, 36 editor of Vanity Fair, on why she put Cher instead of Marla Maples on the cover of the November issue: ''In light of the Gulf crisis, we thought a brunette was more appropriate.''...
Is Sylvester Stallone really worth four times as much as Meryl Streep? The average moviegoer may not think so, but Hollywood does. Salaries for top movie actors have exploded in recent years, with ...
After dropping out of two colleges, David Geffen landed a job in the mailroom at the William Morris talent agency by pretending he had a UCLA degree. The rest, as they say, is history. Geffen launc...
When Joan Collins's steamy autobiography comes out in paperback, readers will get a whiff of her new perfume, Spectacular, infused in scented bookmarks. Promotion is everything in the $2.1-billion-...
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