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Rapper Snoop Dogg defends Nation of Islam leader against Facebook, calls him “dear brother” “Louis Farrakhan was one of several leading figures banned from Facebook and Instagram over the weekend for spreading dangerous hate speech”, but he has stern support from popular rapper Snoop Dogg which is worrying, given his status among many youth who deem him to be a role model. Snoop Dogg called Farrakhan a ‘dear brother’ and said he would continue to share Farrakhan’s videos. He dared Facebook to ban him as well. There is a compelling reason for Snoop Dogg’s support of Farrakhan. He joined the...

A British court has overruled the government's decision to deny Snoop Dogg a visa after he was involved in an airport lounge brawl in 2006. The Guardian newspaper says a panel of immigration judges has rejected an attempt by Britain's Home Office to keep the 36-year-old U.S. rapper out of the country. A lower court ruled in January that Snoop hadn't started or been responsible for any public disorder. Police arrested Snoop and five members of his entourage after a brawl at British Airways' VIP lounge at London's Heathrow airport. The rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, was...

Despite the fact that seemingly half of his time is spent doing good works on behalf of the legal system, Snoop Dogg's court docket is looking refreshingly clear for now. Scrapping a previous denial, the actor-rapper pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of a dangerous weapon in connection with his arrest last September at Orange County's John Wayne Airport for trying to carry a collapsible baton onboard a flight to New York. Originally, the hip-hop star had claimed that the baton, which airport security detected in his carry-on, was a prop for a music video and he...

Snoop Dogg was arrested on suspicion of illegal drug and gun possession, police said. The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was arrested at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Bob Hope Airport, police said. Snoop Dogg posted $35,000 bail and was scheduled to appear in court Dec. 12.

(CBS/AP) Snoop Dogg is out on bail after a brawl involving police at London's Heathrow Airport.Attorney Peter Binning says no charges were filed, and although the rapper will have to return at a later date, he'll be able to honor his concert commitments in South Africa. Police say seven British officers were hurt in a "disturbance" that broke out when the rap star and his party were denied access to a first class airport lounge. When the group was told it couldn't board the flight, police say some members of the party became abusive and shoved officers. British Airways planned...