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Cher says she lied to Sonny about her age.Jeff Hochberg/Getty ImagesCher says her mother wasn't pleased when she started dating Sonny Bono, who was 11 years older.The "Believe" singer told "CBS Sunday Morning" that she "lied to him a few times" about her age.These days, Cher prefers younger men: She has a 40-year age gap with her current partner, Alexander Edwards.There's at least one person who didn't initially approve of Cher's age-gap relationship with Sonny Bono — her mother.During an interview with Anthony Mason on "CBS Sunday Morning" on Sunday, Cher spoke about how her relationship with Bono — who was 11 years older than her — started when she was still underage.The "Believe" singer first met Bono at a coffee shop in the early 1960s and she lied to him about her age, she said."I lied to him a few times.