Cher has named a well-known movie director who she did not get along with during her acting career in the ’80s.
The 78-year-old iconic entertainer name-checked Peter Bogdanovich — who directed her in the 1985 drama Mask — calling him an ‘a**hole in a new interview with The Times of London.
She recalled about their time on set, ‘He was not nice to the girls in the film and he was so f***ing arrogant.’
The Believe hitmaker — who just revealed the only celebrity who ever broke up with her — emphasized, ‘I really, really disliked him.’
Bogdanovich died at age 82 in 2022, and was also vocal about his dislike of the singer prior to his passing.
Speaking with Vulture in 2019, he branded her ‘the most difficult actor’ he had ever worked with.
Cher has named a well-known movie director who she did not get along with during her acting career in the 80s; pictured November 20
The 78-year-old iconic entertainer name-checked Peter Bogdanovich (right), who directed her in the 1985 drama Mask, calling him an ‘a**hole in a new interview with The Times; pictured with costar Sam Elliott
Peter claimed about the former Sonny & Cher artist, ‘She didn’t trust anybody, especially men.’
He also said about the silver screen siren, ‘She can’t act,’ and reasoned she only won the Cannes Best Actress Award for her role in Mask ‘because I shot her very well.’
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Cher said in her Times conversation that the filmmaker ‘was a pig’ and told her she was ‘a nobody.’
Remembering one incident in particular, the songstress said: ‘[Bogdanovich] comes in and says, “Cher, where do you think we should film this scene? And I say, “Well, the kitchen is working pretty well, why don’t we do that again?”’
She continued, ‘The next morning he arrives on set, eating an egg sandwich, and starts screaming that he’s not going to let me direct this film.’
According to her recollection, Cher said Pete told her she was ‘a nobody — he can cut me out at any moment.’
Contrary to the late director’s comments, Cher, born Cherilyn Sarkisian, insists she’s ‘really easy to work with,’ particularly when she’s collaborating with ‘really great directors whom I respect.’
She named Robert Altman (who directed her in Come Back To The 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean), her Silkwood director Mike Nichols and Norman Jewison, who directed her in Moonstruck, which won her an Academy Award.
She recalled about her time on set with Bogdanovich, ‘He was not nice to the girls in the film and he was so f***ing arrogant’; pictured in 2017
Cher’s new self-titled memoir was released on November 19
‘I know when to listen,’ she said of her other collaborations with famous filmmakers.
Despite the conflict between share and Bogdanovich, Mask was a commercial success.
Bogdanovich began his career as a film critic and historian, before turning to filmmaking.
His 1971 sophomore feature The Last Picture Show became an instant classic, and he followed it up with other acclaimed films including What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon.
Later in his life he was known for his recurring appearances on The Sopranos as the psychiatrist to Tony Soprano’s psychiatrist (played by Lorraine Bracco).
Speaking with Howard Stern on Thursday, Cher gave another jaw-dropping interview.
When Stern asked her if men ‘expect fabulous sex because you’re Cher,’ the the If I Could Turn Back Time singer assuredly answered, ‘Yes, and they get it.’
Asked how she can tell, she replied, ‘You could tell by the reaction,’ prompting the longtime radio host to ask, ‘Who would ever leave you?’
Cher quipped, ‘Few men, few men,’ before adding, ‘Look, I was madly in love with Val Kilmer and he left.’
The two stars dated from 1982 to 1984, and their 13-year age gap raised many eyebrows at the time.
When asked why he left, Cher said, ‘Because sometimes you’re only meant to stay with someone so long,’ adding that Val, now 64, ‘was really young.’