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Snoop avoids jail

Lucky for snoop he can still live in his mansion and drive his flash cars. He has managed to stay out of Jail- Read the story:

Snoop Dogg is a free man.

The rapper was spared prison time after pleading no contest to gun and drug charges.

The 35 year old was given five years of probation and ordered 800 hours of community service instead of jail by a California judge.

The ruling happened after Snoop pleaded no contest in a Pasadena court on Wednesday to gun possession and sale or transportation of marijuana.

Snoop's attorney Donald Etra said in a statement to the press: "Snoop recognises he got a great plea deal from prosecutors.

"He's going to make sure nothing interferes with keeping his part of the bargain. He's relieved and glad this case is behind him."

Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was arrested in October after police found him in possession of drugs and a gun.

However, while this court case may have turned out in Snoop's favour, the rapper's legal problems continue...

He faces another court case for attempting to carry a baton aboard a plane in September.

Will snoop dog spend 4 years in jail?

Will Snoop Dog spend 4 years in jail?

PASADENA, Calif. - Snoop Dogg was charged Tuesday with felony gun and drug counts, Los Angeles County prosecutors said.

The 35-year-old rap star was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Pasadena, prosecutors said in a statement.

Snoop Dogg faces charges of gun possession by a felon and sale or transportation of marijuana.

He was arrested Oct. 26 by Burbank police at Bob Hope Airport on suspicion of transportation of a controlled substance. Burbank police later discovered a gun at his home.

If convicted, he faces up to four years in state prison.

“These were changes we fully expected,” said Snoop Dogg’s attorney, Donald Etra. “They will be dealt with in court tomorrow. The matter will be resolved tomorrow.”

The rapper was convicted in 1990 of cocaine possession and charged with gun possession after a 1993 traffic stop. He pleaded guilty in exchange for three years’ probation and a promise to make public-service announcements against violence.

The rapper’s manager, Constance Schwartz, said there would be no comment Tuesday but a written statement would be issued Wednesday.

Snoop is shocked about being denied to the UK!

Snoop learns his lesson:

LOS ANGELES - Snoop Dogg says he was shocked at being denied a British visa this week, although he remains hopeful authorities will allow him to share a “message of love and harmony.”

“I was shocked by the decision but am optimistic that the British authorities will soon realize my global efforts to promote peace and grant me the opportunity to come back for my fans,” the rapper said Wednesday during an interview for the documentary “In Prison My Whole Life.”

The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, has been touring Europe with Sean “Diddy” Combs. The duo was forced to cancel British dates after authorities denied the visa.

Snoop Scraps Tour Dates in The UK

It seems a shame that Snoop Dog had to let so many fans down. Maybe he should of checked that he was allowed a visa before announcing he would tour the UK again. Heres the story from Yahoo:

LONDON (AFP) - US rappers Snoop Dogg and P Diddy on Tuesday scrapped five planned concerts in Britain after Snoop Dogg was refused a visa to enter the country.

Snoop Dogg was given a police caution after being arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and affray at London Heathrow Airport in April last year and the Home Office refused to rescind a lifetime travel ban following the melee.

Snoop Dogg -- real name Calvin Broadus -- and P Diddy -- real name Sean Combs -- were due to perform in London on Tuesday, then in Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Nottingham.

Their two dates in the Irish capital Dublin on Saturday and Sunday will go ahead unaffected.

"P Diddy and Snoop were incredibly disappointed and devastated by the news. They really did not want to let fans down this way as the UK was a planned highlight of the tour," said a tour spokesman.

"However, this ultimately was a situation out of their control," he added, saying that "assurances" were given in a bid to ensure the "One Love Peace Tour" UK shows could go ahead.

But "with late notice of Snoop being denied a visa, time has run out and it is too late to reconfigure the show. Credible behind-the-scenes efforts were made, to no avail, to reverse the decision.

Snoop Dogg and five members of his 30-strong entourage were arrested during a melee in a first-class lounge at Heathrow before a flight to Johannesburg last year.

The rapper was detained after his entourage was denied entry to the British Airways lounge, after which whisky bottles were trashed in a duty-free shop.

Police were hustling the group away from the scene when a further disturbance broke out in which seven officers suffered minor injuries -- mainly cuts and bruises -- and one suffered a fractured hand.

P Diddy, already in Britain ahead of the concerts, spent Monday evening in a brasserie in London with former England football captain David Beckham, the city's Evening Standard newspaper reported.