Robbie To Go On Strike?

Robbie Williams is going on strike in protest against the new owners of his record company.

The Angels star will withhold his next album over thousands of predicted job cuts at EMI.

33-year-old Robbie - who signed an £80 million deal with the music giant - is leading other stars in the protest.

His manager is reported to have accused Guy Hands, the new financier boss of EMI, which has been taken over by a private equity firm, of behaving like a "plantation owner".

Chart-toppers Coldplay are also reported to be prepared to withdraw their music.

Robbie's manager Tim Clark told The Times: "The question is, 'Should Robbie deliver the new album he is due to release to EMI?'"

"We have to say the answer is 'No'. We have no idea how EMI will market and promote the album."

"They do not have anyone in the digital sphere capable of doing the job required. All we know is they are going to decimate their staff."

EMI was unavailable for comment.