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US rappers Snoop Dogg and P Diddy have cancelled joint concerts in the UK after Snoop Dogg was denied a visa.US rappers Snoop Dogg and P Diddy have cancelled joint concerts in the UK after Snoop Dogg was denied a visa.
A tour spokesman said the shows were cancelled after "credible behind the scenes efforts were made to no avail to reverse the decision".A tour spokesman said the shows were cancelled after "credible behind the scenes efforts were made to no avail to reverse the decision".
The musicians were "incredibly disappointed and devastated", he added.The musicians were "incredibly disappointed and devastated", he added.
They had been due to perform in London on Wednesday, followed by Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Nottingham. The tour resumes in Dublin on 31 March. They had been due to perform in London on Tuesday, followed by Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Nottingham. The tour resumes in Dublin on 31 March.
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In an interview with music channel MTV in Amsterdam, Snoop Dogg - whose real name is Calvin Broadus - expressed his frustration at the UK authorities' late decision to deny him a visa.In an interview with music channel MTV in Amsterdam, Snoop Dogg - whose real name is Calvin Broadus - expressed his frustration at the UK authorities' late decision to deny him a visa.
"They knew I was coming six, seven weeks ago, so they could have denied me access then," he said."They knew I was coming six, seven weeks ago, so they could have denied me access then," he said.
He added: "I cannot control my past - me being an ex-gang member, ex-drug dealer - but I know how to do what's right, how to turn my life around."He added: "I cannot control my past - me being an ex-gang member, ex-drug dealer - but I know how to do what's right, how to turn my life around."
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said it cannot comment on individual cases.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said it cannot comment on individual cases.