Snoop Dogg & Five Others Arrested at London Airport

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Snoop Dogg was scheduled to perform in South Africa yesterday (Thursday, April 27th), but the rapper was still in London at press time after spending Wednesday night (April 26th) in jail following an arrest at Heathrow Airport. Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, and five members of his entourage were arrested and charged with violent disorder and affray. The Associated Press reports that police officers were called to the airport's Terminal 1 after members of the rapper's entourage threw bottles of whisky and argued with staff at a duty free shop after being refused entry to a first-class lounge. According to British authorities, after officers told the group they would not be allowed to board their flight, "a number of the group became abusive and pushed officers," resulting in seven of the officers receiving cuts, bruises, and other minor injuries.

Snoop Dogg is currently preparing for the June release of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Click's new album Cali Iz Active.