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| Snoop and Diddy cancel UK shows | Snoop and Diddy cancel UK shows |
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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 Tuesday, followed by Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Nottingham. The tour resumes in Dublin on 31 March. | |
| Frustration | Frustration |
| 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. |