Snoop Dogg sends Winter Olympics tickets to restaurant owners after his credit card was declined

Snoop Dogg is dropping Olympics tickets similar it’s hot.

The hip-hop icon has been engaged astatine the Milan-Cortina Games arsenic a peculiar analogous for NBC arsenic good arsenic an honorary manager for the U.S. team. According to caller reports by NBC and Reuters, he’s besides been spreading the Olympics joyousness to the locals.

The rapper reportedly sent 5 tickets for the men’s snowboard halfpipe last to the owners of a section edifice who covered his meal aft determination were immoderate troubles with the recognition paper payment. Sofia Valmadre, whose parents ain Cronox successful Livigno, Italy, said Snoop had placed an bid for a cheeseburger, chickenhearted wings, chickenhearted nuggets and French fries astatine her family’s eatery. Unfortunately, the recognition paper the mogul’s staffer tried to usage was declined for an chartless reason.

“My parent told him it was OK [to instrumentality the food] without paying,” Valmadre told Reuters. “[The adjacent day] helium sent america 5 tickets to spot the final.”

The “Gin and Juice” rapper has go a acquainted beingness astatine the Olympics, particularly since NBC made his engagement authoritative starting with the 2024 Paris Summer Games. In summation to cheering connected American athletes including curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, snowboarder Chloe Kim and speedskater Erin Jackson astatine their events — usually successful customized apparel celebrating the sports stars — Snoop has been spending his clip successful Italy hanging retired with bestie Martha Stewart, learning however to skis from Picabo Street and getting chummy with Olympians similar “Quad God” Ilia Malinin.

For those funny astir Snoop’s eating habits, Stewart precocious described him arsenic a “very fussy eater.” She adjacent amazed him with a vessel of spaghetti with meatballs topped with cheddar food during a caller fine-dining outing.