Singer Natalie Cole Hospitalized

Natalie Cole, Grammy-winning singer and daughter of late Nat King Cole, has been hospitalized due to side effects of her medication and having a heavy promotional schedule for her new album “Still Unforgettable.” She has been in a New York City hospital since September 12th and is expected to stay there for a short time and then return to her home in Los Angeles where she will be on bedrest. She is reportedly responding well to the treatment.

She announced in July that she had hepatitis C, which is a liver disease that is spread through contact with infected blood. The disease was found during a routine examination and is likely due to her previous years of drug use.

Rapper Snoop Dogg Has Visa Assessed by Australia

The immigration department has said that it is conduction a character assessment of the rapper Snoop Dogg, which would include his criminal history, in considering whether he will he will be granted a visa to go to Australia for a concert that is scheduled for later this year. Snoop Dogg applied for a visa in July and the immigration department did a preliminary assessment. The department has decided to do a full character assessment of him. The concert is scheduled for October.

Snoop Dogg has already visited Australia three times in the past in 1998, 2006, and 2007 without any incidents happening, even though he overstayed his visit by two days on his last visit. He withdrew his application for a visa to Australia last year after he didn’t pass the character requirements when he pleaded no contest to gun and drug charges in the United States.