13/02/2007

Robbie Williams enters rehab

Pop singer Robbie Williams has entered a rehab clinic in the US to be treated for a dependency on prescription drugs.

A statement on the former Take That star, who turns 33 today, said: "Robbie Williams has today been admitted into a treatment centre in America for his dependency on prescription drugs. There will be no further comment."

Williams had previously entered rehab after Take That split up in the Nineties to be treated for addiction to drugs and alcohol.

(KMcA)




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