Robbie Williams Apology...But For What???

[sp1814]

From the BBC website today:

Robbie Williams has apologised to the ex-manager of Take That and has agreed to pay undisclosed damages over an allegation he made about him in a song.

In the lyrics of a song called The 90s, the singer suggested Nigel Martin-Smith had stolen funds from the band.

However, I've looked at the lyric online, and can't find any reference to the ex Take That manager???

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-90s -lyrics-Robbie-Williams/034C2E5CC8E7F5DF482572 18002684C4

[mushroom25]

according to the NME, the version of "the 90's" on Robbie's Rudebox album (and therefore the published lyrics) are not those that contained the offending accusation, but a re-recording undertaken after threats of legal action.

I've been trying to find a copy of the song as originally written, so far without success.

[andy-hughes]

Our local paper (Stoke-on-Trent) confirmed this last night on its front page - the lyrics were re-recorded before the album was released, so the actual message is unkown except to those involved.

It's unlikely the contentious lyrics will appear anywhere - to re-print them is to create the libel case that Robbie has settled, so we will just have to wonder.