Akon warns Jacko may mime at gigs

Akon has admitted that he expects Michael Jackson to mime during his comeback shows in London.

The R&B star claimed that Jackson will be focusing on performance and spectacle at the forthcoming O2 concerts, which begin on July 13.

"I'm going to have front row tickets. I will have the best tickets in the house and will be so close to the stage you will think that I am on it," Akon told the Daily Star. "I've got backstage tickets, the works.

"Michael singing I'm not so sure about. He will perform but not sing. He hasn't told me what he's got planned. He ain't told anybody. But it's going to be amazing, I can tell you that."

Akon collaborated with Jackson last year and the pair have since reportedly become friends.