Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy Denied By UK

The United Kingdom is showing no love to rap entertainer Snoop Doggy Dog.  The UK leg of the P Diddy/Snoop Dogg tour has been cancelled due to the refusal to give Snoop a visa.  The shows were called off after “credible behind the scenes efforts were made, to no avail, to reverse the decision,” a tour spokesperson said.

Snoop Dogg had hoped the government would reconsider his visa, after he said he was promoting a message of non-violence to children and would make a donation to an anti-violence charity.

In an interview with MTV in Amsterdam, Snoop Dogg - whose real name is Calvin Broadus - expressed his frustration at the UK authorities’ late decision to deny him a visa.
“They knew I was coming six, seven weeks ago, so they could have denied me access then,” he said.  “I cannot control my past - me being an ex-gang member, ex-drug dealer - but I know how to do what’s right, how to turn my life around.”

The East coast/West coast rivalry behind them, Snoop and Diddy had hoped that this tour would bring unity in the hip-hop community.  Unfortunately the show won’t go on in the UK.

The stars had been due to perform in London on Tuesday, followed by Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Nottingham. The tour will resume in Dublin on March 31.
Ticket holders can get refunds from the original place of purchase.

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