Cher ‘Doing Her Best to Keep Positive,’ But ‘Beside Herself With Worry’ About Son Elijah Blue Allman

Cher‘s son Elijah Blue Allman is slated to stand trial on June 16 over accusations that he caused a ruckus at a New Hampshire prep school, according to People, and sources say concern for the troubled addict — and fears over what he might say on the stand — have ruined his famous mom’s upcoming 80th birthday and newlywed brother Chaz Bono‘s honeymoon phase.

“Cher is beside herself with worry over Elijah,” an insider confides. “She’s doing her best to keep positive and not get totally sucked down into the hell he’s created for himself, but it’s very hard.”

As the National Enquirer previously reported, police say Elijah, 49, was charged with simple assault, criminal trespassing, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct following a disturbance at St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H., on Feb. 27. He was released on personal recognizance, but was arrested days later after allegedly breaking into a stranger’s home in Windham, N.H.

After that, Elijah — whose father is late rocker Gregg Allman — was detained in a psychiatric facility. But TMZ said he will enter a residential treatment program.

According to Rolling Stone, in a Los Angeles court filing, Cher had sought a temporary conservator for her son, who she described as “gravely disabled” and experiencing “severe mental health and addiction issues.” But the bid was denied by a judge — two years after she’d voluntarily dismissed her first conservatorship attempt.

“Elijah is disappointed, but not surprised, by this latest attempt to gain control over his finances,” his lawyer Avi Levy said, per Rolling Stone.

Speaking of the Deadsy frontman and his Moonstruck star mom, the insider notes, “He’s clearly in a very bad way, and the worst part is he’s so angry with her. He’s made her the enemy. She’s only trying to get a conservatorship because she believes he will kill himself with drugs if she doesn’t step in, but he doesn’t see it that way. He’s vowed to tear her to shreds when he takes the stand for his trial.

“He’s so angry he wants to use any platform he can to hit out at his mom.”

The source says that Cher’s beau, Alexander “AE” Edwards, can’t even get a smile out of her as “she’s so down” and adds that the stress has also taken a “real toll” on half sibling Chaz, 57, who wed longtime love Shara Blue in March.

The insider adds, “Chaz is supposed to be in the happiest time of his life, and instead, he’s worried sick about Elijah.”