Snoop In The Dog House

Rap star Snoop Dogg has given himself in to police to face charges of possessing a deadly weapon.

The charges relate to a telescopic baton he tried to carry on an aeroplane.

The 35-year-old hip hop superstar arrived with his lawyer at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana, near Los Angeles, where he was booked under his real name - Calvin Broadus.

An arrest warrant was issued for Snoop last week, after the incident at Orange County John Wayne Airport on September 27.

The Grammy-nominated entertainer was trying to catch a flight with two bodyguards when airport security spotted a long metal object in his laptop computer case.

The officers then discovered a 20-inch collapsible baton inside, prosecutors said.

Snoop said the baton was a prop for a video he was to make and was unaware it was illegal to take it on a plane.

You know, most entertainers supply their own props when making movies and music videos, and the producers then intern supply the drugs and alcohol.