After years of conflict, Snoop makes friends with UK immigration. Tomas Olesen finds out more.
From the first time he came to England and the Daily Star ran the now infamous "Kick This Evil Bastard Out!" headline, to the Heathrow scuffle in 2006 that got him rejected last time. Snoop's relationship with UK Immigration has always been frosty at best. So when news broke that he'd been booked to play festivals over here this Summer, including Glastonbury, the cynical amongst us breathed a 'believe it when I see it'.
The ruling in February, however, by two senior immigration judges that Snoop had played a 'relatively minor' role in what the immigration authorities called a 'fracas in Heathrow' (whether they said it in Michael Caine voices is unreported) has led to this decision in his favour.
The UK lawyer representing Snoop said: “This is a major coup for the renewal of his relationship with the British immigration authorities and justifies the approach he has taken over the last three years to clear his name and reputation,”
The Wall Street Journal reports that had he not been granted a visa he stood to lose out on over half a million dollars in fees.
So Snoop is clear to play at the world's most famous festival on the same stage as Dizzee Rascal, Femi Kuti, and Rolf Harris...Rolf Harris and Snoop, now there's a collaboration that's been a long time coming, let's hope they hit it off.
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