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104. Calvin Broadus.

From Calvin's Wiki:

Shortly after graduating from high school, he was arrested for possession of cocaine and for the following three years was frequently in and out of prison.[9] In 1990, he was convicted of felony possession of drugs and possession for sale.[101]

While recording Doggystylein August 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in connection with the death of Phillip Woldermariam, a member of a rival gang who was shot and killed by Snoop's bodyguard, McKinley Lee; Snoop was charged with murder along with Lee as he was driving the vehicle from which the shooting had commenced. Snoop and Lee were defended by Johnnie Cochran.[102] Both Snoop and Lee were acquitted; Lee was acquitted on grounds of self-defense, but Snoop Dogg remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years.[103]

In July 1993, Snoop was stopped for a traffic violation and a firearm was found by police while conducting a search of his car. In February 1997, he pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun and was ordered to record three public service announcements, pay a $1,000 fine, and serve three years' probation.[104][105][106]

Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, and The Gamewere sued for assaulting a fan on stage at a May 2005 concert at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. The accuser, Richard Monroe, Jr., claimed he was beaten by the artists' entourage while mounting the stage, allegedly after an "open invite".[107] The lawsuit, which sought $22 million in damages, was dismissed in 2009.[108]

In September 2006, Snoop Dogg was detained at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California by airport security, after airport screeners found a collapsible police baton in Snoop's carry-on bag. Donald Etra, Snoop's lawyer, told deputies the baton was a prop for a musical sketch. Snoop was sentenced to three years' probation and 160 hours of community service for the incident starting in September 2007.[109]Snoop Dogg was arrested again October 2006 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbankafter being stopped for a traffic infraction; he was found in possession of marijuana and a firearm, according to a police statement. The following month, after performing onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he was arrested again for possession of marijuana and a firearm.[110] In April 2007, he was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence, five years' probation, and was required to perform 800 hours of community service after pleading no contest to two felony charges of drug and gun possession by a convicted felon.[101]

In April 26, 2006, Snoop Dogg and members of his entourage were arrested after being turned away from British Airways' first class lounge at Heathrow Airport. Snoop and his party were denied entry to the lounge due to some members flying in economy class. After being escorted outside, the group vandalized a duty-free shop with whiskey bottles. Seven police officers were injured in the midst of the disturbance. After a night in jail, Snoop and the other men were released on bail the next day, but he was unable to perform a scheduled concert inJohannesburg.[111] On May 15, the Home Officedecided that Snoop Dogg would be denied entry to the United Kingdom for the foreseeable future, and his British visa was denied the following year.[112][113][114]As of March 2010, Snoop Dogg has been allowed back into the UK.[115] The group involved in the incident have been banned by British Airways for "the foreseeable future."[116]

In April 2007, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship banned him from entering the country on character grounds, citing his prior criminal convictions. He had been scheduled to appear at theMTV Australia Video Music Awards on April 29, 2007.[117] AustralianDepartment of Immigration and Citizenship lifted the ban in September 2008 and had granted him visa to tour Australia. DIAC said: "In making this decision, the department weighed his criminal convictions against his previous behaviour while in Australia, recent conduct – including charity work – and any likely risk to the Australian community ... We took into account all relevant factors and, on balance, the department decided to grant the visa."[118]

He was banned from entering Norway for two years in July 2012 after entering the country the month before in possession of 8 grams of weed and an undeclaredkr 227,000 in cash.[119][120][121]

Snoop Dogg has also been arrested and fined for misdemeanor marijuana possession in Los Angeles in 1998,[122] in Cleveland in 2001,[123] and Sierra Blanca, Texas in 2010.