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Oscar-winning actress, Grammy-winning singer, and all around ICON, Cher has been making the rounds promoting her new documentary, Cher & the Loneliest Elephant. The hour long film features the 74 year old entertainer and the public campaign to save Kaavan. The 36 year old elephant was gifted by the Sri Lanka government to Pakistan shortly after his birth in 1985. He was placed in the Islamabad Zoo with his partner, an elephant named Saheli, who died in 2012. Kaavan was kept in small enclosed places with his legs shackled, and his physical and mental health deteriorated due to his dire conditions. Lending her celebrity to create larger awareness of this deepening sad situation, Cher, along with the many animal rights organizations were able to bring this case to Pakistani lawyer Owais Awan. In November of last year, Awan won a court case granting Kavaan's release. Check out this hilarious interview James Corden conducted with Cher below. And can I say how amazing Cher looks. The face, the neck, the hands- beauty. Her gives no-effs attitude and humility just makes me love her even more! Cher & the Loneliest Elephant is now streaming on Paramount+ You can also catch a screening May 19th on Smithsonian Channel (8 EDT/ PDT)