{"id":159825,"date":"2025-04-03T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/cher-pays-tribute-to-her-ex-val-kilmer-following-his-death\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:30:00","slug":"cher-pays-tribute-to-her-ex-val-kilmer-following-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/cher-pays-tribute-to-her-ex-val-kilmer-following-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Cher pays tribute to her ex Val Kilmer following his death"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Cher<\/a> is grieving the loss of Val Kilmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The iconic singer and actress took to social media to honor the actor, with whom she shared a romantic relationship in the 1980s. Kilmer succumbed to pneumonia at age 65 on April 1, according to his daughter\u2019s statement to The Associated Press<\/a>. The actor had previously battled throat cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cVALUS Will miss u, U Were Funny, crazy, pain in the ass, GREAT FRIEND, kids (heart) U, BRILLIANT as Mark Twain, BRAVE here during ur sickness,\u201d the Academy Award recipient posted April 2 on X, referencing his theatrical portrayal of Mark Twain and her pet name for him, Valus Maximus.<\/p>\n

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VALUS
Will miss u,U Were Funny,crazy,pain in the ass,GREAT FRIEND,kids\ud83d\udc9cU,
BRILLIANT as Mark Twain,
BRAVE here during ur sickness<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cher (@cher) April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cWe called ourselves Sid and Ethel. Val didn\u2019t want to yell \u2018Cher\u2019 and I didn\u2019t want to yell \u2018Val,’\u201d she told People <\/em><\/a>in 2021. \u201cWe also called ourselves Valus Maximus and Cherus Reprimandus. It was just kind of who I was in the household. Of course he was Maximus, come on.\u201d<\/p>\n

A magnetic screen presence throughout the 1980s and \u201990s who delivered unforgettable performances in films like Top Gun<\/em>, Heat,<\/em> Batman Forever<\/em>, and Tombstone<\/strong><\/em>, Kilmer\u2019s relationship with Cher raised eyebrows due to their 13-year age difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was so young. Was he 22? What was I? I don\u2019t know. Thirty-something. It was a bigger deal back then,\u201d she told People.<\/em><\/p>\n