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Aussies pull visa for bad-dog Snoop

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Published: April 28, 2007 at 3:48 PM

SYDNEY, April 28 (UPI) -- Rap star Snoop Dogg was barred from entering Australia for an awards show appearance due to a recent drug-and-gun beef in the United States.

Australian immigration officials canceled a visa for the rap impresario, who had been slated to co-host the MTV Australian Video Music Awards on Sunday.

"He doesn't seem the sort of bloke we want in this country," Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews told Sydney's Macquarie Radio.

The BBC said Saturday that Aussie officials balked at the rapper's past association with a Los Angeles gang and his recent plea of no contest to charges that netted him probation and 800 hours of community service.

There was no immediate comment from Snoop or his legal crew.

Topics: Kevin Andrews, Snoop Dogg
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