LONDON (Reuters) - Snoop Dogg, who has been denied a visa to enter Britain on a European tour, is seeking to have the decision overturned, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.
The 35-year old, arrested during a disturbance at Heathrow airport last year, had been due to perform with fellow rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, at Wembley Arena on Tuesday, followed by gigs in Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow, and Nottingham.
"Snoop still sincerely hopes that the British Government will reconsider their decision and UK shows will be allowed to go on as planned," his spokeswoman said in a statement.
"Many routes are being explored to the prime minister to have the decision reversed," she added.
The Home Office said it would not comment on individual cases, but added that the government had the power to refuse entrance to individuals whose presence in the country would "not be conducive to the public good".
Dogg was previously prevented from entering Britain in May, 2006.
It was not the first problem the rapper has encountered on his European tour. Earlier this month, Stockholm police arrested him and a woman in her early 20s for suspected narcotics use.
Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, had been performing concerts with Combs, once his bitter rival in a notorious feud between the east and west coast U.S. hip-hop scenes in the 1990s.
"They feel strongly that the uniting message of the One Love Peace Tour will need to be shared with fans no matter what and discussions are underway with production teams so that Snoop can still be involved in the show," his spokeswoman said.
Snoop Dogg denied entry visa
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Snoop Dogg denied entry visa
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lazarus wrote:Well it proves he's a bit dim if nothing else. Had he applied for asylum ............................
... he'd have been woken in his detention centre at 1am told to pack, shipped to the airport in the early hours then deported in handcuffs along with his 2 young kids ... all following arrest by 9 coppers in the early morning the best part of a fortnight beforehand ..... at least if he'd fled a regime that murdered his parents this may well be the scenario ...... at least it would if he were to experience the same as some freinds of mine ......
Sorry, but the irony of the current focus in the media on the commemoration of the ending of slavery while we're transporting people to lands they don't want to go to (and face personal danger) for the economic ends of this country is something that's in quite a sharp focus for me given recent events.