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Published: Wednesday - April 25, 2007
Words by Ronnie Gamble

Snoop Dogg (Photo: Geffen Records)

Snoop Dogg has been banned in yet another country -- this time it's Australia.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews spoke on Sydney radio Thursday morning (April 26) confirming that he would not grant the 35-year-old rapper (real name: Calvin Broadus) a visa to enter the country, coming after recent drug and gun offenses.

Snoop Dogg was due to arrive in Australia to attend this weekend's MTV Australian Video Music Awards, which he was scheduled to co-host, but Andrews will not allow it.

"The reality is in relation to this man, that he was given a warning the last time, he has a whole string of convictions, and, just two weeks ago I was told he was convicted on a number of charges again and sentenced to three years' imprisonment on two, and three years' imprisonment on another, with five years' probation and a suspended sentence," Mr Andrews told Australian radio.

"He has been denied entry into the United Kingdom because he was caught with others causing affray at Heathrow Airport. He doesn't seem the sort of bloke we want in this country," he continued.

Although the move man upset man of the rapper's fans in the country, a spokeswoman for Mr. Andrews said that he was warned during a previous visit. The spokesperson that said when Snoop visited Australia in February -- where he overstayed his visa by two days -- the Department of Immigration told him that they were concerned about his previous convictions, and, if he was convicted of anything else, it would be taken "very seriously."

Well, they made good on their word.

Earlier this month, Snoop pleaded no contest to felony, gun and drug charges in a US court, avoiding possible jail time (see "Snoop Dogg Dodges Jail Time For Gun, Drug Charges").

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COMMENTS (5)

marie kara Says:
Sunday - July 22, 2007 at 1:06am

IM SORRY I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOU, NO ONE IS BEING PREJUDICED HERE, HE HAS HAD ENOUGH WARNINGS ON HIS BEHAVIOIUR AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS HE THINKS HE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. I THINK YOU SHOULD GROW UP AND REALLY SEE WHATS GOING ON HERE, INSTEAD OF ALWAYS LAYING BLAME ON OTHER PEOPLE, HE IS WHO HE IS, AND HE HAS NO ONE TO BLAME FOR THIS BUT HIMSELF.

Steve Says:
Wednesday - May 2, 2007 at 3:07am

And If U Wanna Get Technical, Mel Gibson Is A New Zealander.

Steve Says:
Wednesday - May 2, 2007 at 3:06am

I'm A Big Snoop Fan But Facts Are Facts, Since He Was Here He's Been In A Lot Of Shit. He Chose Those Moments Of Asserting Himself Over Millions He Would Have Made Here. I Find Quite Irritating That You'd Be So Dumb To Think That After 300 Years That All Australians Are Still Related To Criminals. And Yes, While That Is Our Heritage, Most Of Us Didn't Break A UK Copper's Leg, Get Caught With A Baton In Our Luggage, Then Get Caught With Weed And A Gun In The Last Six Months. Snoop Needs To Get His Shit Together. Snoop Is Probably 2nd Most Loved In the World Here. Its Unfortunate That He Was Denied Entry, But Why Should He Get Special Treatment. Everyone Else Has To Fill Out The Same Forms Going Into A Foreign Country. And Anyone Else With Half His Rap Sheet Would Have Been Denied Entry Long Ago. He Got Given Enuff Leeway, And Finally it Ran Out

james Says:
Friday - April 27, 2007 at 11:29am

Oh, I'd just like to add that I think Mel Gibson is a drunken idiot...and should be banned from America!

james Says:
Friday - April 27, 2007 at 11:12am

I find it quite hypocritical on the part of the Austrailian govenment in lieu of the fact that their country was first colonized by criminals. I'm sure if Kevin Andrews looked back in his family history he would find an "undesireable element" in his own family tree. This is just an illustration of the prejudice of this country and African Americans should not take their turist dollar there in protest or anyone else who believes in civil rights for that matter. I'm not saying Snoop is an "Angel" however, banning him from the entire country is a bit on the extreme side. They couls assign an officer to follow him if they are that concerned with his conduct.