Snoop Dogg is once again a legal commodity in the UK, after officials lifted the ban on him entering the country.
He was arrested back in 2006 following a fracas involving him and his entourage in the first class lounge at Heathrow Airport, where seven policemen were injured (that must be SOME entourage he's got). After a night in the cells he was issued with a warning for threatening behaviour, and when he attempted to enter the country in 2007 for a tour, he was blocked -officials citing previous convictions for drugs and firearms offences as reasons for the indefinite ban.
The ban was lifted in 2008 but then reversed by the Court Of Appeal, who decided that he still posed "a risk to the public". However, the case was taken to the UK Asylum & Immigration Tribunal recently, who lifted the ban - seemingly for good.
His UK lawyer, Philip Trott, told The Sun: "The ruling is very good news for Snoop. But it's a shame it took five hearings for us to get to this stage".
The UK Border Agency has issued a statement saying that it is "disappointed by the tribunal's decision in this case", adding: "We are studying the determination carefully and will take a decision whether to appeal [again]".
Oh give it a rest. Boy's done his time. Risk to the public? What the public who generally love him and revere him? Give him a break...yes it sounds like he might have behaved like a tit but that doesn't mean he should be banned from the country.
Source: www.cmumusicnetwork.co.uk