Britain’s newly formed Border Agency plans to challenge the January court ruling that allowed Snoop Dogg entrance back into the United Kingdom. Snoop and five others were arrested on charges of violent disorder and starting a brawl at Heathrow Airport in March of 2007. The arrest resulted in an indefinite ban from both Britain and Australia. However, Snoop appealed the ban in January of 2008 and received entry clearance from an asylum and immigration tribunal.
According to the Associated Press, the UK Border Agency will challenge the ruling at a hearing next week. The agency gave no reason for its challenge of the ruling. According to its official website, the UK Border Agency consists of a staff of 25,000. The agency, which bills itself as “a shadow agency of the Home Office,” was launched on April 3, 2008.
Don’t expect to see the controversial Los Angeles Times story which implicated both Sean “Diddy” Combs and James Rosemond in the botched 1994 robbery of Tupac Shakur again [original report available HERE]. In addition to releasing an apology [click to read] and an official retraction, the paper has removed the article and all related materials from its website. The Times explained the reasoning behind the retraction via a written statement.
“To the extent these publications could be interpreted as creating the impression that Combs was involved in arranging the attack, The Times wishes to correct that misimpression, which was neither stated in the article nor intended.”
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The Times also retracts the claim that Rosemond served prison time for drug dealing. Paul Resnikoff, founder and editor of DigitalMusicNews.com, speculates that this may not be last heard about the Shakur article.
“The serious accusations, and their effect on the reputation of Diddy and others, could motivate legal action,” says Resnikoff. “Attorneys for both Combs and Jimmy Rosemond, also accused in the story, both indicated that the apology does not solve the underlying damage suffered by their respective clients.”
