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Robbie Williams drops album track
Oct 12, 2006, 14:54 GMT
Robbie Williams is set to drop a track from his new album, to avoid legal action.
Former Take That manager, Nigel Martin Smith, is suing Robbie for £300,000 over claims that lyrics in the song, 'The 90s', are defamatory to him.
Despite recording a new version of the song, with the offending lines replaced, the track is still causing problems for Robbie and is delaying the release of 'Rudebox'.
A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "The album's supposed to be released on October 23, but this problem still isn't resolved.
"One way to guarantee its release without causing further legal problems is to remove the track.
"No decision has been made yet, but this is a massive headache for everyone concerned."
In the original version of the song, which refers to Robbie's days in Take That, the pop superstar sings about sticking knives in Smith's eyes and claims that he favoured Gary Barlow above the rest of the band members.
As well as difficulties with his album release, Robbie, 32, recently cancelled the Asian leg of his 'Close Encounters' world tour, citing exhaustion.
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