Robbie Williams lays to rest any rumours about him wanting to take over from Pierce Brosnan

Robbie Williams has put the rumours of his ambition to play 007 finally to rest today whilst speaking at a press conference in Japan:

"They`re not interested in me playing James Bond, and I`m not interested in playing James Bond," he said. "It`s one tabloid making it up, another embellishing on it and then it becomes fact."

Back in July 2001, it was reported Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and head of casting Debbie McWilliams attended a Robbie Williams gig at the Millennium Stadium. The news got out and caused a riot in the tabloids.



"The people who run James Bond, who are lovely people, said they didn`t want me to play him. I did the Millennium video as a pastiche of James Bond and I left it there."

"I love James Bond but I preferred him when he was sexist and he can`t be now because everything is so PC [politically correct]."

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