The Robster who is now basing himself in LA is finishing his new rock album called Escapology, which is due for release on November 18. It’s thought once that’s hit the shops Robbie will start work on the swing album.

I’m domain man says Robbie - 20/08/02
Robbie wins website battle Robbie Williams has successfully won a court battle to reclaim a website bearing his name. He argued that the site, robbiewilliams.info, was used ’in bad faith’ as it directed visitors to websites of his arch rivals Oasis.

Southampton-born Howard Taylor, who ran the site, claimed that ’anyone who knew about it [the site] would see the humour’. It seems this is not the case, as the Robster, known for his cheeky wisecracks, appears to have had a sense of humour failure and set the Intellectual Property Organisation on Taylor.

It has been ruled that the site is to be transferred into Robbie’s control.

?75million man - 19/08/02
Robbie Williams is on the verge of signing the second biggest recording deal of all time, having just completed his new album Escapology.
The new album is due to be released on November 18 with Sony, BMG, Warner and Universal all reported to be battling with the singer’s old label EMI to secure him.

It is thought that offers of up to ?75 million for the three-album deal have been made - the biggest deal in the UK to date.

The company which makes the highest bid will also have a share of Robbie’s tour revenue and merchandising - something never done before.

The Robster is due to sign on the dotted line in three weeks, but with who is anyone’s guess. (Let’s hope he’s worth it . remember Mariah!)

Let him entertain them - 09/08/02
He was meant to be away for a year, however, it looks increasingly likely that Robbie Williams is not coming back home. His Notting Hill home remains empty and since finding love with Rod Stewart’s ex-wife Rachel Hunter, he has instructed estate agents to find him a suitable property in the Hollywood Hills.

However, it is not only the allure of the beautiful Hunter that is keeping Robbie stateside. "I came to the US to stay sober and it really is the best place for me," he has commented. "Now I’ve met Rachel I’m totally convinced this is where I want to be". Good riddance - always thought he had too big an ego for this country.

Reverend Robbie Williams - 19/03/02
Mr Williams took his career to another height this month when he was ordained as a minister - another title to add to his credits.
Robbie legally became a minister in minutes by surfing the Internet and receiving online ordination by one of America’s anything-goes churches.
Within a matter of days he had also performed his first wedding ceremony for his friend Billy Morrison, bass player with the British rock band The Cult, and his American girlfriend Jennifer Holliday.
The couple decided to marry just two days before the ceremony took place and originally Robbie was destined to be best man, however to ensure that the day was as ’rock ’n’ roll’ as possible Robbie took the dive and applied for to become a minister of the Universal Ministries.
Billy told Hello magazine: "Rock ’n’ rollers are supposed to do wacky things and be unconventional, Keith Moon used to drive Rolls-Roces into swimming pools - well, we decided to get married in style with Robbie as our vicar. What could be more memorable?"