Short Odds On D-O-Double-Gizzle At The (Pimp) Cup

Snoop Dogg hasn’t had the best of times with Australia’s immigration officials of late; after refusing his entry visa at the last MTV AVMAs, they then got heavy with the rap god (did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? He stayed up all night wondering if there really was a dog – THANK YOU, THANK YOU) again – but now it looks like Snoop will not just be entering our country, he’ll be doing so in style and attending the Melbourne Cup. Snoop for last-minute Fashions On The Field judge!

The US singer has been invited to the Lavazza marquee at both Derby Day and Cup Day, and insiders say he is a likely starter.

Dogg performs at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, November 2.

His next show is scheduled for Adelaide on the Wednesday, leaving him plenty of time to attend both spring racing events.

Rihanna and Chris Brown will also be in town at the time, and are expected to front up to at least one major Spring Racing event. Incidentally, does anyone else think it’s cute that they’re sharing a double-bill tour and still expecting everyone to believe that they’re “just close friends”?