Usher hits back at baby name claims

09-07-2008 17:01

Usher has denied allegations that he named his baby son after himself in order to boost his own ego - insisting that it was his resemblance to the tot that prompted the decision.The R n B star welcomed his first child, Usher Raymond V, into the world last November with his wife Tameka Foster and the star is angered his son's name has provoked such a negative reaction. He says, "He's called Usher because he looks so much like me. He looks so much like me it would have been hard to call him anything else. It was the obvious choice. It's really changed me for the better, he's a great kid."