Celebs Cher Can't Stand

Having been at the top of the pop game since the mid-1960s, Cher has undoubtedly earned the right to say it like it is. And sure enough, the "Just Like Jesse James" singer has certainly been unafraid to put the cat among the pigeons over the years.

The music icon has called out everyone from presidents of the United States to her pop rivals since bursting onto the scene with then-partner Sonny Bono in the Swinging Sixties. She's also been particularly vocal since the advent of Twitter, even if her style of tweeting sometimes makes it hard to decipher exactly who or what she has a beef with.

Yes, the cast of "RuPaul's Drag Race" could still learn a thing or two about throwing shade from the legendary diva. Here's a look at 14 famous faces who have been at the receiving end of the Academy Award winner's sharp tongue.

You could also write an entire book filled with the disdainful tweets Cher has posted about Donald Trump. Yes, scroll through the "Love and Understanding" singer's timeline and you'll find literally hundreds of scornful messages about the 45th.

Take the time she compared Trump to Hitler, for example, before adding that she'd rather "chew glass" than offer him her support. Then there was the time she posted a Photoshopped pic of Trump in bed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin with the caption, "Ok Daddy. I'll do whatever you want."

The singer has also repeatedly called the former president of the United States out in interviews. When asked by The Guardian in 2020 about the upcoming election, Cher responded, "I said if Trump can't be in the White House, he's going to burn it down. He's trying to block Joe at every moment. He's the most vindictive person I've ever witnessed. I think he's fighting so hard because he's going to be prosecuted when he gets out of the White House." The Oscar winner went on to admit that she's never hated anyone in her life more than she hates "The Apprentice" star.

Miley Cyrus' sexually charged display alongside Robin Thicke at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards was undoubtedly one of the most talked-about in the ceremony's history. But the most no-nonsense review came from a woman no stranger to wearing provocative outfits herself.

In a chat with USA Today, Cher revealed that she wasn't exactly a major fan of the one-time Hannah Montana's performance, but not for the reasons you may think: "I'm not old-fashioned. She could have come out naked, and if she'd just rocked the house, I would have said, 'You go, girl.' It just wasn't done well. She can't dance, her body looked like hell, the song wasn't great, one cheek was hanging out. And, chick, don't stick out your tongue if it's coated."

Luckily, Cyrus appeared to take Cher's shade-throwing as a positive. She later told SiriusXM's "Live Transmission Christmas" (via Elite Daily), "I'm like, 'Oh, Cher gives a f*** about what I'm doing!' When these legends and these icons and these artists that we look up to ... f***ing hate us, it's still a compliment. She was mad that I was sticking my tongue out all the time and all that s***. And I'm like, 'Yo, I pissed Cher off, I really made it!'"

Cher once again proved in 2016 that few other Twitter accounts provide as much drama as hers when she essentially called for the governor of Michigan to be executed. The "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" singer took to the social media platform to sound off about Rick Snyder in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Angry that the citizens of the Michigan town had been put at risk by lead poisoning, Cher described the politician as a murderer before arguing that he'd deliberately polluted the water supply.

After initially calling for Snyder to receive a jail sentence, the pop icon then appeared to suggest that life behind bars wasn't enough punishment. In fact, only capital punishment would suffice, judging by the hashtag she concluded her diatribe with, "#FIRINGSQUADWORKSFORME."

Dave Murray, a spokesman for the man Cher seemingly wanted dead, responded in a statement, "It's unfortunate that someone would use such rhetoric at a time when Gov. Snyder is working so closely with Flint's leaders on coordinated efforts to protect the health and welfare of people in the city and across our state."

It seems fair to say that there was no love lost between Cher and director Peter Bogdanovich during the filming of 1985 tearjerker "Mask." The pair repeatedly clashed on the set of the movie in which the singer played the mother of a teenage boy with a facial deformity. And rather embarrassingly, their feud spilled over into a more public arena when they both graced the Cannes Film Festival for its premiere.

Bogdanovich, who sat three seats away from the leading lady during the screening, later called her out at a press conference, accusing her of ignoring his direction. In return, Cher claimed (via the Los Angeles Times) that the auteur was only "looking after his own interests now and not the interests of the film." That wasn't the end of the story, though.

Three years later, Cher alleged that Bogdanovich had made sexual advances toward her during the shoot and that his general lack of empathy affected his direction. The pair were still at loggerheads three decades on, with the filmmaker telling Vulture that Cher "couldn't sustain a scene." However, following his death three years later, the "Dark Lady" vocalist did pay her respects on Twitter, posting, "I'm proud of the film we made together and in the end I'm sure he must have been as well. He made some very memorable films and discovered amazingly talented artists."  

Following the flop of her 1969 star vehicle "Chastity," Cher took a 13-year break from the world of acting before signing up for Robert Altman's verbosely titled "Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean."

The singer received critical praise for her performance as Disciples of James Dean fan club member Sissy. But her experience filming the 1982 drama wasn't an entirely harmonious one. In "Robert Altman: The Oral Biography," (via The Village Voice) the "Take Me Home" singer recalled that she and co-star Karen Black "never got along."

Cher didn't go into detail about the cause of their apparent beef. But in a behind-the-scenes New York Magazine piece about the adaptation of Ed Graczyk's Broadway play, it's revealed that Black was renowned for being aloof. A friend added, "She always spends the first two weeks checking out the other actors."

Cher memorably held her own against Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jack Nicholson in 1987's "The Witches of Eastwick." But as she told fans during a show at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City several decades later, she was initially overlooked for the role of Alexandra Medford because of some blatant sexism and ageism.

Cher recalled (via The Hollywood Reporter) receiving a phone call from filmmaker George Miller, who told her in no uncertain terms he wasn't going to cast her in the supernatural drama. "He said, 'I just wanted to call and tell you that I don't want you in my movie and Jack Nicholson and I think you're too old and you're not sexy.' ... He just wanted to tell me everything: 'I hate the way you walk. I hate the way you talk. I don't like the color of your hair. I don't like your eyes.'"

As you'd expect, Cher didn't take this character assassination lying down. "I was like, 'O.K., look motherf***er ... you didn't find me under a rock. I was nominated for an Academy Award for "Silkwood." And I got the Cannes Film Festival award for best actress for "Mask," so goodbye!'" Cher's response obviously worked in her favor as she was eventually given the part, and the rest is history.

Cher is a keen advocate for animal rights and many of her most outspoken tweets have been directed toward those whom she believes are responsible for breaching them. Take Chris Christie, for example, who the singer described as a "despicable bully" for his vetoing of a pig crate bill.

The "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" singer took to Twitter to make her feelings about the then-governor of New Jersey crystal clear. She posted, in part, "Why must you torture pregnant pigs? You put them in crates and lock them down so they can't move." Cher then addressed Christie, telling him to forget any ambitions he had of becoming the president of the United States.

Christie had argued that the bill would have been ineffective in his home state, which houses only 9,000 pigs. But that didn't placate Cher, who also questioned why meat-eaters need to eat so bacon badly they "will torture the pig for its entire life to get it."