Cher’s Son Elijah Blue Allman Hospitalized After Overdose Scare in Joshua Tree
Breaking through the calm of Joshua Tree: Cher’s son, musician Elijah Blue Allman, was rushed to a local hospital this past Saturday after a serious overdose. TMZ first broke the news on June 15, 2025, and People confirmed that the 45-year-old singer-songwriter remains under observation while receiving top-tier medical care. It’s still unclear which substances were involved, but friends close to the family insist Elijah’s in stable condition and grateful to be alive.
Sources familiar with the situation told TMZ that early Saturday morning, emergency services were called to a private rental in Joshua Tree following reports of an overdose. Paramedics administered treatment on the scene before transferring Elijah to a nearby hospital. Despite the location’s remoteness, first responders arrived swiftly, a fact that relatives say likely saved his life. People magazine notes that Cher, currently on tour in Europe, immediately diverted her plans to fly stateside, prioritizing her only child’s health above all else.
Elijah’s struggle with substance abuse is well documented. In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, he revealed he first experimented with drugs at just 11 years old and admitted to flirting dangerously with the edge of mortality more than once. “I did have some close calls and some moments of really feeling at the edge of mortality,” he told Rolling Stone. “I always kind of kept it a little bit safe but you never can do that.” That frank honesty, both candid and haunting, laid the groundwork for fans to understand how deep his battles with addiction have been.
Fast-forward to 2023: Cher filed for a conservatorship over Elijah’s finances, citing “severe mental health and substance abuse issues” that made him “substantially unable to manage his own resources.” The move sparked a flurry of media coverage—People covered the back-and-forth, TMZ had the legal filings, and insiders say the two settled the conservatorship by year-end, opting for a more collaborative approach. Cher’s motherly instinct, her reps stressed, was never about control but about ensuring her son had the support he so visibly needs.
Fans have expressed an outpouring of concern on social media, while addiction specialists remind us that relapse and recovery often travel on the same road. Elijah’s bandmates and close friends have been dropping get-well messages online, reinforcing that no one is alone in these struggles. The Joshua Tree incident underscores how even those born into fame aren’t exempt from the human fight against addiction.
What’s next? Will Elijah check into a residential rehab program? Can Cher strike a balance between privacy and public support? Stay tuned—this one’s far from over. Anyway, that’s the rundown. You decide what’s next.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, People Magazine, Rolling Stone
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