A U.K. report said Netflix was paying Cher, one of pop music’s most famous voices, to film a long, tell all series for 2026. Insiders are now pushing back, calling the talk “completely off base” and explaining why the deal is not happening.
They are denying the Netflix deal from top to bottom. According to people close to her, there is no $13 million contract, no series in development, and no quiet negotiations in the background. The timing, the episodes, even the title are being described as not happening at all.
Part of the reason the rumor took off is that Cher really is opening up in a different way.
Her official two part memoir with HarperCollins began in 2024 with “Cher: The Memoir, Part One,” which follows her from childhood through the explosive Sonny Bono years. A second volume is planned, and together they mark a new chapter in how she chooses to tell her story.
There is also the public fascination with her relationship with music executive Alexander “A.E.” Edwards, who is 40 years younger. Cher has defended that romance with a simple line. “They are not living my life.” For almost three years, the couple has moved forward on their own terms, both personally and creatively.
The Netflix deal may be fiction, but the denial is real.
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The real place to see what the rumored show claimed to offer is her recent sit down with Gayle King on CBS Mornings. In that interview, Cher talks openly about writing Cher: The Memoir, Part One, the complicated role Sonny Bono played in her life, and the toll of reliving old wounds. She also explains why she refuses to retire, even as she jokes about hating aging, giving the clearest picture of her real next chapter.
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In her sit-down on The Kelly Clarkson Show, she talks plainly about Alexander “A.E.” Edwards, the 40 year age gap, and why, in her words, “love doesn’t know math.” She describes what makes him different, how they met, and how their partnership now includes new music. Taken together, it feels like the real series people thought Netflix had bought.