Elijah Allman’s wife slams ‘manic depressive’ Cher as unfit to serve as conservator: She doesn’t even ‘dress herself’
nypost.comcontrol the life of Allman, 47, would seriously “jeopardize” his ongoing recovery. “[Cher] is not capable of managing her own affairs — let alone those of Elijah,” King, 36, stated in the document. “To my knowledge, the petitioner has never known the security code to her own home, does not drive, does not prepare her own meals or dress herself, and has admitted to me that she is a ‘manic depressive.’ ”King further alleged that Cher’s personal assistant, Jennifer Ruiz, has taken over managing the affairs of the “Believe” singer and would aim to do the same to her husband if given the chance.
King believes that Allman does not need a conservator, but if the court appoints one, it “should not be [Cher].”The Post reached out to the “Moonstruck” actress for comment.
In a separate statement, Allman refuted the need for a conservatorship. “I could have demanded that my mandatory distributions be made to me directly as required by the trust, but I did not do so,” he wrote, referring to the trust fund left to him by his late father, Gregory Allman.According to the musician, he voluntarily submitted to random drug testing three times — all of which have returned a negative result — this month to prove that he has been living a sober lifestyle and has been clean from “illicit substances” since October 2023.
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