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AVATAR star SAM WORTHINGTON has given discount U.S. footwear store Payles s a boost - by wearing budget shoes to the Oscars.
The Aussie star traded in the expensive designer shoes his stylist hand ed him on the morning of the Academy Awards for a pair that cost him just $20 (=C2=A312.50) - and the cheap alternatives have since sold out.
He says, "That’s kind of cool. Now I’m the Payless poster boy.
"All the tinsel of Tinseltown doesn’t really bother me. In regards to m y shoes, the ones they gave me made me look like a hob goblin. If J.Lo st ood in them, she would’ve fallen off the stage and ripped her dress. It w ould’ve been ridiculous.
"I went with what was comfortable and that was the closest store." (KL/

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USHER has laughed off speculation his song PAPERS is about his own split from ex-wife TAMEKA FOSTER, insisting the track was recorded when he "did n’t know" his marriage would end in divorce.
The R&B hitmaker appears to pour out his heart over the bitter break-up on the new tune, accusing Foster of driving a wedge between himself and his mother.
In Papers, he sings, "I damn near lost my mama/I had been through so mu ch drama that I turned into the man I never thought I=E2=80=99d be/I=E2=80 =99m ready to sign those papers." The track was written before he filed for divorce from the mother of hi s two children, but gossips were convinced the lyrics were based on his o wn relationship - Usher severed links with his manager/mother when she re portedly disapproved of her son’s plans to wed the stylist in 2007.
Usher admits he drew some comparisons from his own relationship history for the song, but confesses had no idea his life would mirror his art un til the couple split last year (09).
He tells MTV News, "When the song was recorded, I wasn’t divorced.
"It was some reality in the contrast of trying to make it all work, hav ing to balance a career and having a normal life. Coming in at six in the morning and arguing was a reality when you have those types of relations hips.
"I felt that in a way, the story did touch on certain things at the tim e. I didn’t know how realistic it would become. I didn’t know I would bec ome divorced… Unfortunately, it did become a reality." Usher’s divorce was finalised in November (09).

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LADY GAGA’s imagination is so vivid, she can have an orgasm just by think ing about sex.
The outrageous Poker Face singer insists she has a highly developed mem ory, which she honed in acting classes she began taking as an 11 year old ..
Now her brain is so powerful, she can achieve climax with lusty thought s.
She tells New York magazine, "I remember the first time that I drank ou t of an imaginary coffee cup. That’s the very first thing they teach you (in acting class). I can feel the rain, too, when it’s not raining.
"I don’t know if this is too much for your magazine, but I can actually mentally give myself an orgasm. You know, sense memory is quite powerful .."

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HEATHER MILLS’ former nanny SARA TRUMBLE was forced to lie to SIR PAUL Mc CARTNEY after the couple’s bitter split, a tribunal in the U.K. has heard ..
The child carer alleges she was ordered to tell the Beatles legend that his estranged wife was not at home whenever he called to collect their d aughter Beatrice for a day out.
Trumble admits she hated deceiving the star, but he felt so sorry for h er when she later lost her job that he offered her a "gift" - a reported $15,000 (=C2=A310,000) - to help pay her bills.
The former nanny is taking legal action against Mills, claiming sexual discrimination and constructive dismissal after losing her job in 2008.
She told the hearing, "When Paul (came) to the house I had to go out an d hand over Beatrice. If Heather was there at the time I would have to sa y she wasn’t. Paul would call me a liar. I had to say things that weren’t true to Paul… (Later) Paul offered me a gift. It was after my resignat ion. I declined it several times. He said it was for my hard work and loy alty. It is difficult for me to talk about. Paul didn’t want anyone to kn ow he had given me this money. I don’t want to get Paul involved but I ha ve been forced to disclose this." But Mills, who refutes Trumble’s claims, later told the hearing she was so close to Trumble, she considered her a member of the family.
Mills said, "I treated Sara like my daughter as she often complained th at her mother was cold and distant to her. I spent much of my time consol ing her, especially when she said she was having problems with her partne r." Mills also alleged Trumble asked her to be godmother to her own daughte r, adding: "She said it was because I had taken such good care of her and she could think of no one better. I was delighted." (ZN/WNWCCB&WNWCSU/MT

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LL COOL J, JOSH DUHAMEL, PENN BADGLEY and ALYSSA MILANO are among a group of celebrities who are lending their support to the American Red Cross t o raise awareness and funds for the non-profit organisation.
The stars have been appointed to the company’s National Celebrity Cabin et and have recorded a series of public service announcements to encourag e donations to aid the ongoing Haiti earthquake relief effort.
Other appointees include actors David Spade and Giselle Blondet, and co untry singers Wynonna Judd and Reba McEntire.
Gail McGovern, president and CEO of the American Red Cross, says, "The American Red Cross runs on the valuable service of volunteers to fulfill our mission, and we are grateful that these celebrities are setting an ex ample by volunteering their time and talents to help raise awareness of o ur work in responding to disasters, providing blood, helping military mem bers and their families and promoting preparedness through first aid or C PR classes."

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Rapper CASSIDY has lashed out at rumours he’s HIV positive amid allegatio ns he passed on the virus to a female fan.
The Hotel hitmaker, real name Barry Reese, hit the headlines last week (ends26Mar10) after an unidentified woman from his native Philadelphia, P ennsylvania claimed she had contracted HIV after having unprotected sex w ith the star on several occasions.
But Cassidy has blasted the reports, insisting he is "perfectly healthy " and has no idea who the young woman is.
In a post on his Twitter.com page, he writes, "Stopactinstupid! (sic) I don’t even know that lil girl… I only f**k with pretty girls… and I still don’t go raw (have unprotected sex).
"I’m sick with it, but not like that! That b**ch probably mad she not m y type (sic). I’m perfectly healthy, so it can’t be true." (MT/WNWCAH&WNT

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Hollywood studio bosses are unleashing GODZILLA back into cinemas - a new film featuring the colossal Japanese monster is scheduled for release in 2012.
The giant whale-gorilla was first featured in Ishiro Honda’s 1954 film Gojira and has since appeared in numerous "giant monster" Japanese films.
An American remake directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Bro derick was released in 1998.
Now executives at Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures are breat hing new life into the franchise by co-producing a new Godzilla film whic h will "pay respects to the original pic rather than follow up on Sony’s 1998 Godzilla," according to Daily Variety.
A director has yet to be attached to the as-yet-untitled new film.
Chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures Thomas Tull states: "Our plans a re to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed the characte r to remain as pop-culturally relevant for as long as it has." (JMA/DV/MT

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A rare copy of the first comic book to feature Superman has set a new rec ord after selling at auction for $1.5 million (=C2=A3937,500).
The 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 was snapped up by a private col lector via auction website ComicConnect.com on Monday (29Mar10).
The record price for a comic book has already been broken twice this ye ar (10): another copy of Action Comics No. 1 sold in February (10) for $1 million (=C2=A3625,000); and within days a 1939 Batman comic featuring t he first appearance of the Caped Crusader was purchased by a private buye r for the same price.
The latest record-breaking comic featuring Superman’s debut originally sold for $0.10 (=C2=A30.06).

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Director CORNELIU PORUMBOIU was the toast of the Romanian film industry o n Monday (29Mar10) after his movie POLICE, ADJECTIVE scooped six top hono urs at the Gopo Awards.
The comedic drama, about a cop who decides not to take action against a youngster caught dealing drugs to his friends, took home the prizes for Best Film, Best Actor for Dragos Bucur and Best Director for Porumboiu.
Police, Adjective, which was a double winner at the Cannes Film Festiva l in France in 2009, also landed accolades for Best Scenario, Best Suppor ting Role for Vlad Ivanov and Best Photography.
Other winners at the ceremony in Bucharest included filmmaker Radu Milh aileanu’s Le concert, which received awards for Best Costumes and Best Or iginal Music, while Hilda Peter walked away with the Best Actress honour for her role in Katalin Varga.

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DAME EDNA EVERAGE and cabaret star MICHAEL FEINSTEIN’s stint on Broadway is coming to an early end - the revue is to close less than two weeks aft er its official opening.
It’s All About Me stars Australian entertainer Barry Humphries as his d rag queen alter-ego Everage singing a collection of show tunes with music ian/composer Feinstein in what was expected to be a hot ticket.
Previews began on 6 March (10), but the pair has failed to win over cri tics and Broadway audiences and producers will bring the curtain down for the final time on 4 April (10).
The two-man show opened at Henry Miller’s Theatre on 23 March (10). (MT

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Actor EWAN MCGREGOR has blasted GEORGE W. BUSH and former British Prime M inister TONY BLAIR over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Trainspotting star is furious ex-U.S. President Bush has not been c alled to account for his decision to invade the two countries - and is di smayed Blair never apologised for the U.K.’s involvement in the controver sial conflict.
He insists it was right the former British leader gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry in London earlier this year (10) but is adamant the two ex-p oliticians should be made to provide more answers.
McGregor says, "My thing about politicians is that ultimately they’re n ever really accountable for what they do. I think that’s awful. No one go es, ‘Wait a minute, Tony - before you go, don’t you think we have a right to know about this and this?’ People are dead, there’s blood on the stre ets, and is anyone accountable? I was pleased that Blair had to sit down and answer for his decisions. And saddened that Bush never will.
"Bush has retired to the golf course. I cannot stomach that. It’s not r ight. Blair hasn’t said sorry or, by all accounts, made any comment to th e kids who lost their arms and legs and eyes. Probably thousands of kids - and he hasn’t visited them. I don’t know how you live with yourself, re ally."

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Troubled actor RIP TORN has pleaded not guilty to burglary and weapons ch arges after he was caught breaking into a Connecticut bank in January (10 ).
Police found the Men In Black star sprawled on the floor of the Litchfi eld Bancorp building in his hometown of Salisbury late at night, clutchin g a loaded revolver. Torn told cops he thought the building was his home.
The 79-year-old actor, real name Elmore Rual Torn, was reportedly two-a nd-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit at the time of his arrest. H e was charged with a string of offences, including carrying a pistol with out a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, first-degree burglary , first-degree criminal trespass and third-degree criminal mischief.
He was released on $100,000 (=C2=A362,500) bail and subsequently checke d himself into an alcohol treatment centre in New York.
In court on Tuesday (30Mar10), Judge James P. Ginocchio allowed Torn to walk free on $100,000 after the actor promised to stay away from alcohol ..
The actor has a history of alcohol abuse and was given probation last y ear (09) following a driving under the influence arrest in December 2008.
But according to Torn’s attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall, the actor is com mitted to kicking his addiction and has moved from an inpatient to an out patient rehabilitation programme.
Waterfall tells the Associated Press, "Today we established with the co urt the excellent strides that Rip has made through his treatment." Torn is due back in court on 27 April (10).

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USHER kicked off the release of his latest album by treating fans in New York City’s Times Square to a free show on Tuesday (30Mar10).
The singer will release Raymond v. Raymond in the U.S. on Tuesday night , featuring songs inspired by his highly-publicised divorce from Tameka F oster.
And the heart-throb can expect weeks of soaring sales from the release if the rowdy crowd is any indication of the record’s impending success - hundreds of fans roared inside Manhattan’s Nokia Theatre as Usher took th e stage, flanked by scantily clad dancers delivering racy routines.
He performed new songs from the album, including Hey Daddy and There Go es My Baby, as part of U.S. breakfast programme Good Morning America’s Sp ring Concert Series.

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MADONNA recruited her teenage daughter LOURDES to help out on her new fas hion line because she couldn’t handle the heavy workload on her own.
The pop superstar is set to launch Material Girl, a special range of cl othes for juniors under her own style empire MG Icon.
Madonna, who previously created a clothing line for high street retaile r H&M, is making the new label a family affair by teaming up with Lourdes - and she admits the venture would not have come to fruition had she not asked her eldest child to help.
She tells Us Weekly magazine, "I did a line for H&M, which I enjoyed, b ut it was a lot of work. I thought, I don’t want to give up the rest of m y careers, so I’m not going to do my own line again. But I have a 13-year -old with tireless energy who wanted to do this. I’ve been involved in bu siness meetings, but Lola’s really doing the work. I just sit in the corn er on my BlackBerry (cell phone)!" And Lourdes already has experience as a stylist - her mum’s famous frie nds Marc Jacobs and Stella McCartney are always keen to hear her fashion opinions.
Madonna reveals, "She also comes to my photo and video shoots, pulls ou tfits together and gives her input to a lot of my fashion-designer friend s. Whether it’s Marc Jacobs or Stella McCartney, they always ask her what she thinks." Material Girl is expected to go on sale in U.S. department store Macy’s in August (10).

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CHRISTINA AGUILERA has opened up about her raunchy relaxation ritual - sh e loves reading erotic novels in the bathtub.
The Dirrty hitmaker admits taking a waterproof book into the bath is he r favourite way to unwind after a long day recording and looking after Ma x, her two-year-old son with music executive Jordan Bratman.
She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, "I love water-eroticas - waterproof b ooks full of erotic stories, if you will. You can literally get the book wet, read it in the bath."

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LADY GAGA is dreaming up plans for a Hollywood career - she’d love to wor k as a costume designer for QUENTIN TARANTINO.
The Just Dance singer insists her main priority is her music but admits she dreams of working alongside the Pulp Fiction director in 20 years’ t ime.
She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, "I want to direct films and music vid eos. I want to do things that have nothing to do with my own artistic ego (or) Lady Gaga, the empire. Lady Gaga behind the scenes, working on the fashions on a Tarantino film. I would love to do something like that." (P

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KE$HA regrets criticising BRITNEY SPEARS - because she has since learned to respect the WOMANIZER star.
The TiK ToK singer hit the headlines earlier this month (Mar10) after s he took aim at Spears for lip-synching during her live concerts.
Ke$ha even blasted Spears in a track called Styrofoam, in which she san g, "In ten years, Britney Spears… Britney who?" But now the star, real name Kesha Rose Sebert, has retreated, insisting she admires Spears and that the lyric wasn’t even her idea.
She says, "I didn’t write that bit. That was from when I was 15. I have to admit now I regret even singing that because I have mad respect for h er."

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LADY GAGA is so obsessed with planning out her next career move, she’s st ruggling to sleep.
The pop star admits she’s suffered many sleepless nights since finding fame, but refuses to take any medication because she comes up with some o f her best ideas while trying to doze off.
She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, "My passion is so strong I can’t slee p - I haven’t slept for three days… I lie in bed and try to pray and br eathe. I have a very overactive mind. I’m the sort of person who’d never take medication to calm myself. It’s maddening. But I love what comes out ..
"If my destiny is to lose my mind because of fame, then that’s my desti ny. But my passion still means more than anything. For some people, fame kills it and becomes more important than the music or the performance. Bu t for me fame is like rocket fuel. The more my fans like what I’m doing, the more I want to give back to them."

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