Tom King has been a reporter at The Wall Street Journal
since 1989 and has reported on the entertainment industry from the
paper's Los Angeles bureau since 1991.
From The Operator
Geffen told Cher about the sexual encounters he had had with men
and how he was struggling with his sexual identity. He hastily
added that his relationships with men had been about sex and
nothing more. He was afraid of the opposite sex, he told her, but
said that he believed a relationship with a woman would offer him
the best chance to find true love. Cher had been surrounded by gay
men her entire professional life, and Geffen's confessions left her
unfazed.
"What is it that you do?" Cher finally asked Geffen.
"I am the chairman of Elektra/Asylum Records," he told her.
"Oh, well, you don't look like it," she said. "You look just like a
little schlepper."
Geffen was charming, offsetting his usual braggadocio with
vulnerability. The two stayed up well into the night, exchanging
the stories of their lives. Geffen told her he had become a
millionaire more than five years earlier. He told her that he
thought he had accomplished everything he wanted to achieve, but
that somehow the fame and the money was unfulfilling.
"I'm not alone anymore," Cher thought to herself. She had never
known anyone in her life who made her feel so comfortable.
During his therapy session the next day, Geffen made a startling
admission to Dr. Grotjahn. "I think I'm in love with Cher," he
said.
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