No rap comeback: Lil Wayne forced to cancel comeback concert after British authorities denied entry

There will be no English strawberries for Lil Wayne this weekend after border authorities refused to let the American rapper into the UK.

Lil Wayne was supposed to launch his first country play in a few years on Saturday. Strawberry and Cream Festival in Cambridge, but her application was rejected. He will now be replaced on stage by Ludacris.

In a statement on their website, the festival organizers said: “Due to extreme circumstances beyond our control and influence, we are very sad to announce that Lil Wayne will not be able to attend the festival ახლა

Lil Wayne was denied entry to the UK outright by the Home Office at the last minute. We are deeply disappointed with this unexpected and negative decision. “

The BBC reached out to Lil Wayne for comment. The UK Home Office has not commented on individual cases, but has previously made it clear that applications have been turned down for people who have been sentenced to a year or more in prison.

Lil Wayne was sentenced to one year in prison in 2010 after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm, following his arrest in 2007 after a gun was found on his bus. He recently faced the prospect of longer prison sentences after another gun was found on his private plane, but was pardoned by Donald Trump on the last day of the US presidency.