Melbourne
(ANI):
American
rapper
Snoop
Dogg's
Australian
tour
seems
to
be
hanging
in
the
air
as
the
Federal
Government
has
decided
to
investigate
his
criminal
history.
Snoop
Dogg,
whose
real
name
is
Cordozar
Calvin
Broadus
Jr,
had
applied
for
a
visa
to
Australia
last
month
for
a
planned
tour
in
October
with
fellow
hip-hop
star
Ice
Cube.
He
had
been
given
provisional
approval
for
the
visa
by
the
Immigration
Department
last
week,
but
the
tour
once
again
seems
to
be
in
doubt
because
the
department
has
decided
to
carry
out
a
full
assessment
of
Snoop
Dogg's
character
before
granting
a
visa.
A
department
spokesman
said
that
the
provisional
approval
was
given
after
a
preliminary
assessment
of
Snoop
Dogg's
character.
"That
process
is
in
line
with
the
procedures
established
by
the
previous
government
on
the
consideration
of
visa
applicants," News.com.au
quoted
him
as
saying.
"Mr
Broadus
has
not
been
granted
a
visa,
there
are
further
steps
required
beyond
character
assessment
before
a
visa
is
granted.
The
department
has
now
decided
to
do
a
full
assessment
of
the
character
of
Mr
Broadus,"
he
added.
Snoop
Dogg
withdrew
his
application
for
a
visa
to
Australia
last
year
when
he
failed
to
pass
the
character
requirements
for
a
visa,
after
pleading
no
contest
to
gun
and
drug
charges
in
the
United
States.
The
Immigration
Department
denied
it
was
responding
to
public
complaints
from
victims
of
crime
groups.
"Community
complaints
have
no
effect
on
the
grant
or
otherwise
of
a
visa.
Each
application
is
assessed
individually
on
its
merits," a
spokesman
said.