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Robbie Williams uses headline gig on ABC New Year's Eve coverage to shamelessly plug his new movie - and angry viewers are left asking who is footing the bill for the performance


Robbie Williams divided ABC viewers on Sunday night, despite bringing down the house at the tail end of the network's New Year's Eve broadcast.

Robbie Williams divided ABC viewers on Sunday night, despite bringing down the house at the tail end of the network's New Year's Eve broadcast. The move divided viewers, with many annoyed that the ABC - a government owned, tax payer funded television station - was spending a pretty penny on Williams performance. 'And seeing the new year in with Robbie Williams spruiking his new movie in white pants and now covering John Farnham's You're the voice, introducing it as the national anthem' another agreed.

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