Robbie Williams blasted for punching aged lady

Robbie Williams is on the firing line for punching an old woman (pensioner) in the face. Well, not really, but nonetheless he faces the backlash.

His video for new UK chart-topping video ‘Candy’, the 38 year-old singer is seen giving an old woman a massive punch.

Williams made light of the video in an interview with Graham Norton, according to The Sun.

Norton asked Williams "That's quite a shocking image isn't it?" to which Robbie replied: "It is, isn't it. They wanted me to kick a dog and I'm an animal lover, so I was just not having that.”

Then he added "Then they said: 'Punch a pensioner' and I was like: 'Yeah, I'm in.'" He’ll never grow up.

National Pensioners Convention general secretary Dot Gibson commented on Williams’ words: "Celebrities should think twice before making ageist comments which seem to imply that pensioners should be treated in a degrading way. 'Elder abuse is a serious issue and needs to be tackled rather than seen as a bit of a joke. We need to be uniting the generations, not suggesting that they are different. Pensioners are just young people who grew older."

A representative for Robbie has since said: "Robbie Williams does not condone violence in any way; the plot for this particular video did involve some aggressive scenes but they in no way reflect his views on violence in real life. He was playing a particular role in the video."

See what you think, watch the video below:

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