Snoop Dogg is dropping Olympics tickets like it’s hot.<\/p>\n
The hip-hop icon has been busy at the Milan-Cortina Games<\/a> as a special correspondent for NBC<\/a> as well as an honorary coach<\/a> for the U.S. team. According to recent reports by NBC<\/a> and Reuters<\/a>, he’s also been spreading the Olympics joy to the locals.<\/p>\n The rapper reportedly sent five tickets for the men\u2019s snowboard halfpipe final<\/a> to the owners of a local restaurant who covered his dinner after there were some troubles with the credit card payment. Sofia Valmadre, whose parents own Cronox in Livigno, Italy, said Snoop had placed an order for a cheeseburger, chicken wings, chicken nuggets and French fries at her family’s eatery. Unfortunately, the credit card the mogul’s staffer tried to use was declined for an unknown reason.<\/p>\n “My mother told him it was OK [to take the food] without paying,” Valmadre told Reuters. “[The next day] he sent us five tickets to see the final.”<\/p>\n Read more: How Snoop Dogg became America’s sweetheart at the Paris Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n The “Gin and Juice” rapper has become a familiar presence at the Olympics, especially since NBC made his involvement official starting with the 2024 Paris Summer Games. In addition to cheering on American athletes including curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin<\/a>, snowboarder Chloe Kim<\/a> and speedskater Erin Jackson<\/a> at their events \u2014 usually in custom apparel celebrating the sports stars \u2014 Snoop has been spending his time in Italy hanging out with bestie Martha Stewart<\/a>, learning how to ski from Picabo Street<\/a> and getting chummy with Olympians like “Quad God” Ilia Malinin<\/a>.<\/p>\n For those curious about Snoop’s dining habits, Stewart recently described<\/a> him as a “very fussy eater.” She even surprised him with a bowl of spaghetti with meatballs topped with cheddar cheese during a recent fine-dining outing.<\/p>\n Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. <\/a><\/p>\n This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n