CRAZY FROG - CRAZY FROG GURU TO MANAGE MICHAEL JACKSON

The Englishman who took the CRAZY FROG to number one in the charts is to become pop superstar MICHAEL JACKSON's new manager. Gut Records boss GUY HOLMES has flown to Bahrain to sign with the star - who has been living in self-imposed exile in the Middle East since being found not guilty on child molestation charges last year (05). Since he disappeared from the showbiz radar, Jackson has reportedly been working out and preparing a spectacular pop comeback - and he has enlisted Holmes to help him. Besides helping animated ringtone Crazy Frog top the charts and make a fortune for its German makers in the process, Holmes is a genius at helping older acts stay in the stay in the limelight. He masterminded TOM JONES' pop makeover with 1999 album RELOAD - the LP that featured raunchy track SEX BOMB - and is the man behind electropop icons SPARKS' latest release. Gut Records refused to confirm the deal - but spokesperson SUE HARRIS revealed, "An announcement will be made next week."