Axle returns to where it all ended

AXLE Whitehead will return to the scene of his TV career-killing crime at the ARIA Awards on Sunday.

Scene of the crime ... Axel Whitehead will be at the ARIAs on Sunday - the same event that killed his career when he flashed a few years back.

AXLE Whitehead will return to the scene of his TV career-killing crime at the ARIA Awards on Sunday.

Whitehead has been partnered again with media personality Jabba, who witnessed his wardrobe malfunction at close range, to present an award at the music industry's night of nights.

The former Video Hits presenter has admitted that flashing his manhood during the broadcast two years ago was a subconscious attempt to sabotage his television career so that he could return to his first love, music.

Whitehead was set loose by Ten in the aftermath of the exposure, although he has been vindicated by the chart success of his ironic debut single, I Don't Do Surprises.

The brave souls organising the event would not confirm last night that they were scouring Sydney for something resembling a male chastity belt to ensure Whitehead's fly remains zipped on Sunday.

He will hit the red carpet with good mate Leonie Messer, who has been guiding his solo career since the TV slip-up, although Messer will now take a back seat and allow him to shop for new management.

Jabba's appearance at the ARIA awards will be his last as a Nova staffer, as he has handed in his resignation from the FM station.

The popular personality, who has just completed his Australian tour to search for the most bizarre MySpace user, may return to his old stomping ground at Channel V for special events and will pursue other television opportunities.

Meanwhile, James Kerley has been thrown a career lifeline by Ten, after they earlier took out his dating show Taken Out.

Kerley will join another Channel V alumnus - now turned Channel 10 man - James Mathison as the host of the network's ARIA red carpet highlights.

But his future remains a mystery, with Kerley not credited as a Channel V or Ten personality on the ARIA press release announcing his participation on Sunday.