New Post: GraphML File Javascript Error

I have been working with NodeXL for 4 months now without a problem. My process is that I manually create small d-bases in it and export the GraphML file to Gephi.

Here is my problem: I am now getting a java script error message when importing it into Gephi that freezes up Gephi.

Here is the error message: java.lang.RuntimeException: javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException: ParseError at[row,col];[136,26]Message: Character reference "&#

Java: Version 7 update 67

Does anyone know how to unravel this problem?