MEAT LOAF WON'T DO THAT, FOR LOVE

Not only has Meat Loaf dropped his legal action against Jim Steinman, but he's been virtually Victorian in his praise for his former partner:

The dispute "resolved itself very quickly because neither one of us wanted to argue", he told Reuters.

"If it was not for Jim Steinman and his brilliance and his ability to turn a phrase and his concepts, we wouldn't be here tonight," Meat Loaf said at the New York launch of the third album in the [Bat Out of Hell] trilogy.

"He really liked the record - that's really important to me."

The battle had been over who had the right to the phrase "bat out of hell"; it turns out Geri Halliwell had the strongest moral right.

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