Washington
(ANI):
Sir
Elton
John
went
out
of
his
way
to
raise
money
for
charity
at
his
post-Oscars
party
–
by
offering
to
remove
his
pants.
The
veteran
singer
hosted
an
auction
following
the
80th
Academy
Awards
ceremony
on
Feb
24.
And
he
was
ready
to
drop
his
suit
pants
to
persuade
guests
to
hand
over
more
cash.
The
event
managed
to
raise
a
record
5.1
million
dollars,
which
would
go
to
Aids
research.
Actress
Sharon
Stone,
who
helped
raise
the
funds
in
her
guise
as
auctioneer,
confessed
that
she
wouldn't
join
the
singer
and
remove
any
clothing,
hinting
instead
to
her
crotch-flashing
performance
in
1992
movie
Basic
Instinct.
"I'd
do
that,
but
you've
seen
it
before," Contactmusic
quoted
her,
as
saying.