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SNOOP DOGG has slammed U.S. talk show queen OPRAH WINFREY after she branded him a misogynist. Last year, Winfrey named the rapper, real name Calvin Broadus, as a prime offender in perpetuating a negative image of women through hip-hop – without inviting him on-air. And the star insists he was desperate to have the opportunity to defend himself on the show, as he doesn’t believe her accusations were accurate. The 36-year-old says, “I don’t like her no more. I really was offended, because I kind of like her. “Liked her. I’m very articulate, very intellectual. She didn’t even get a chance to even know me.” But Broadus insists any misogynistic ways he once had are firmly behind him, as his new work “is for the women” to make up for his past misdemeanours. He adds, “(I want to) give the ladies something, because I’ve been so mean and so rude.”

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SNOOP DOGG has proven his marriage is back on track – he and his wife SHANTE have renewed their wedding vows to mark their 10th anniversary. The hip-hop star – real name Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. – surprised his spouse on January 12, 2008 by arranging a romantic ceremony attended by 200 guests to renew their nuptials at a ranch just outside Los Angeles. Dressed in a black tuxedo, the rapper exchanged vows with Shante for the second time and presented her with a diamond ring to seal his commitment to their marriage. The couple wed in 1998 and have three children together – 13-year-old Corde, 10-year-old Cordell and seven-year-old Cori. Broadus’ romantic gesture was filmed as part of his reality TV show, Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood, and will be screened on the E! channel next month.

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Rapper SNOOP DOGG’s nine-year-old lovechild wants his father to help him become a TV star – by including him on his reality TV show. Julian Corrie Broadus reveals he hasn’t seen his father for five years and now he wants to play a big part in Snoop’s life, and appear on his TV show Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood. The youngster tells America’s Star magazine, “I don’t want to be an actor, I want to be a baseball player. But I want to be on the show to get to know my family.” Snoop had a romance with Julian’s mother Laurie Holmond just before he wed wife Shante in the late 1990s, but the rapper’s on/off girlfriend claims they had a brief fling months after the nuptials – and her son was the product of that affair. The rapper initially paid his son visits and paid child support but when he stopped seeing Julian in 2003, Holmond set about proving Snoop – real name Calvin Broadus – was the child’s legal biological father. A ruling was entered this summer (07), and now Holmond is hoping her ex will make their son a part of his new TV show. She says, “I asked him to start seeing Julian again. He sounded sincere but has yet to come by… Calvin needs to acknowledge him.”

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If you want Snoop Dogg to play at an event, not only will you have to pay his $150,000 fee, you’ll have to accommodate his unusual tastes and enormous entourage. Organizers of Tuesday night’s Pussycat Dolls concert at Cipriani Wall Street to benefit UNICEF, which also featured the rapper, had to fly in more than 10 members of his posse, first-class. Then, at the last minute, Snoop almost didn’t go on because, “he insisted on having an Xbox in his dressing room,” an insider said. “We finally found someone who lent us their kids’ Xbox, and had to put Snoop somewhere on the third floor because he was smoking so much dope.” Snoop and his pals were having such a good time they were an hour late making it to the stage, forcing the Pussycat Dolls, who were paid $300,000 to perform, to actually talk – which wasn’t a good thing. While introducing themselves, one of the blond dolls thanked “Unicel” instead of “UNICEF.” A rep for Snoop – who is open about his love for reefer – didn’t return calls.

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Community Easter Egg Hunt Hosted by Shante’ Broadus, Snoop Dogg and Boss Lady Entertainment

Snoop Dogg and his daughter Cori

Cordell Broadus, Cori Broadus, Snoop Dogg, Shante’ Broadus and Corde Broadus