The U.K. pop star's Better Man track was removed from the Best Original Song shortlist over alleged similarities with a previously released song

When it comes to Robbie Williams’ ditty “Forbidden Road” from his biopic Better Man getting pulled from the Oscar original song shortlist, the British pop crooner is over it. Williams is here at the Golden Globes tonight as “Forbidden Road” is nominated in the Original Song at the ceremony.

The Robbie Williams song "Forbidden Road" - featured in the upcoming film "Better Man" - has been disqualified from Oscars contention right after making the shortlist. TheWrap learned via insiders that "Forbidden Road" was dropped from consideration for Best Original song after learning it "incorporates material from an existing song that was not written for the film.

A letter to the Academy’s music branch explains that the song from the biopic 'Better Man' has been removed from its shortlist since it “incorporates material from an existing song that was not written for this film.

The song appears in the upcoming Robbie Williams biopic, in which the pop star is portrayed by a CGI-animated chimpanzee.

Here's the Better Man soundtrack in full: • 'Feel' • 'I Found Heaven' • 'Rock DJ' • 'Relight My Fire' • 'Come Undone' • 'She's the One' • 'Something Beautiful' • 'Land of 1000 Dances' • 'Angels' • 'Let Me Entertain You' • 'Better Man' • 'My Way' • 'Forbidden Road'

I came out of the womb with jazz hands,” pop star Robbie Williams recounts in “Better Man,” his new biopic. “Which was very painful for my mum.” But also: Wow. What an image, to illustrate a man who,

Robbie Williams‘ film biopic Better Man (Paramount Pictures) was released in cinemas globally, telling the story of the British pop icon, albeit with Williams replaced by a CGI monkey. The film covers Williams' rise to fame as a teenager in pop band Take That,