Robbie Williams is out of rehab and has returned home to Los Angeles, where he wasted no time in getting out to do some shopping and clubbing. His spokeswoman, Bryony Watts, says: "He has completed his stay in Arizona and continues with an after-care program in Los Angeles", but his sister says this is not the case.

According to the "Sun"; Robbie left the exclusive Cottonwood clinic in Tucson, Arizona (not the Meadows as previously reported) against the advice of his doctors to return home to the loving care of his mum, Jan, herself a drugs counsellor. On arrival in L.A. and seemingly against his family's wishes, he headed straight out. First to Beverly Hills' fashion store Barneys where he showed the world his new tattoo, the word "LOVE" written on the knuckles of his right hand, with the "l" in a box (see photo below).

Then later, he was seen heading for West Hollywood nightspot Winston's with friends, smartly dressed in a tie and coat, smoking a cigarette.

His dad, Pete Conway says he's doing much better due to all the support he's been given from his fans, adding: "It's amazing the support he's received. He's had sack loads of cards and messages from fans. On Valentine's Day alone he got 57,000 cards. I don't know how he'll get through them all."

Speaking in the Mirror, his sister, Sally, who arrived in L.A. at the weekend with their mum, adds a cautionary note, saying he broke off treatment at Cottonwood due an incident involving the staff and another patient. This made him feel uncomfortable, leading him to continue his treatment elsewhere.

She says he is due to check into another rehab centre in L.A., where his mum will support him during family therapy.

After the euphoria of hearing that Robbie was out and about and looking good to boot, his sister's comments certainly put a damper on it, as we realise just how far he has to go on his long road to recovery. At least now he has the support of his family at hand and so hopefully he'll now finish his treatment.

Photos of Robbie Williams after leaving rehab from the Sun and Just Jared
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