NEW YORK — Tax cheater Leona Helmsley plans to sign a $42,065,000 check to the IRS for the cameras of "A Current Affair" Friday. The check is for the balance of her 1989 taxes and not related to the hotel queen's tax fraud conviction last year. "She wants the public to know she pays her taxes," said a spokeswoman for "A Current Affair."

The ceremonial signing, which will take place at the Helmsleys' Harley Sandcastle Hotel in Sarasota, Fla., was arranged by New York Post celebrity columnist Cindy Adams, who also will interview Leona and husband Harry about their troubles with the law.