Gary Barlow says he 'wants to apologise' for tax controversy

Take That singer and solo star Gary Barlow has apologised for 'any offence' he caused after he was involved in a controversial tax avoidance scandal earlier this year. 

Back in July, Barlow was among a number of musicians and celebrities who have been named as being part of a controversial tax avoidance scheme, according to reports. 

A secret database leaked to The Times newspaper revealed around 1,600 people who tried to shelter £1.2billion through an 'aggressive tax avoidance scheme' known as the 'Liberty' tax strategy - including Arctic Monkeys and George Michael. 

The star spoke about the story after breaking his Twitter silence that lasted several months. He apologised and said that he and a new team of accountants were 'working to settle things'. Unfortunately, he also revealed that new Take That music was on the way: 

Hey everyone ! I'm back from 7 productive weeks in the US and I'm back on twitter !

I've had a break from twitter after someone hacked my account and some very upsetting and disturbing text was written

Over the Summer I've remembered that I have so many supporters, friends and fans on here so why let 1 person ruin all the fun

I want to apologise to anyone who was offended by the tax stories earlier this year.

With a new team of accountants we are working to settle things with all parties involved ASAP

We have been working since the new year on a new Take That studio album

We are extremely excited about it ! It has been 4 long years since the last one

It's so nice to be back in the band !

Arctic Monkeys meanwhile, are still yet to comment on the situation.