Snoop gets community service over airplane weapons rap

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Rapper Snoop Dogg must serve 160 hours of community service following his arrest for carrying an illegal police baton in his luggage at an airport last year, reports said Friday.

The controversial singer will spend his sentence picking up litter at a Los Angeles area public park following a plea deal with prosecutors during a preliminary court hearing, several reports said.

The rapper -- whose real name is Calvin Broadus -- was arrested at John Wayne Airport in Long Beach, California in September last year after an outlawed collapsible baton was discovered in his hand luggage.

Broadus, 36, could have faced trial for the felony charge of knowingly possessing a deadly weapon but the offense will now be downgraded to a less serious...