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The New York Post came under much social media mockery after posting a news story on Snoop Dogg that lacked what most people consider to be news.
Their so-called scoop? The rapper apparently smoked cannabis right before he got onstage for the Super Bowl halftime show.
Warming up before going on stage for the Halftime Show. pic.twitter.com/dKs6AAzjK8
The paper’s Snoop “scoop” may be the most shocking news story since the one about that dog that bit that guy.
Snoop Dogg smokes weed right before star-studded Super Bowl 2022 halftime show https://t.co/OAASrB8z1U pic.twitter.com/APThhSBIav
Considering that pot looms large in Snoop’s legend and the wacky weed is legal in California (although not public consumption), many people rightly considered the Post piece to be a non-story.
Oh my GOD is this TRUE?!?!?!? https://t.co/e6mt2ut524
Isn’t this a dog bites man story? I mean I’d honestly be more shocked if he hadn’t. https://t.co/LbQKjzEGQA
OR:
Snoop Dogg Engages in Totally Legal Conduct At Event Sponsored By Company That Sells Drugs https://t.co/xq3ysjjKku pic.twitter.com/ZlqaRZPTMS
area man does lawful thing https://t.co/tRZPL4cxHS
And water is still wet https://t.co/Lo2G94Y24Z
Scandal! Man does completely legal thing he is famous for before beer ad riddled live TV event! https://t.co/nD1jJyvM7I
The New York Post and Rupert Murdoch are trying to tell you to hate Black people and Black culture but what this says to me is that you can be an absolute legend in your genre, smoke a joint to calm your nerves, and perform flawlessly before tens of millions of viewers. https://t.co/75w9cTgIou
No. NO!! NOT SNOOP DOG!!!
The devil’s lettuce!!!! https://t.co/Ll4nYrqOqY
Would’ve been an actual headline if he hadn’t https://t.co/1Xf4PNziL3
BREAKING: THE POPE PRAYS BEFORE MASS https://t.co/xOqgZWcYkU
I also hear Matthew Stafford had Gatorade during halftime. Same level of intrigue. https://t.co/qDt5DfIClk
What I love about the New York Post or the hard-hitting scoops. Imagine that! @SnoopDogg took a legal substance before he performed. alert the Pulitzer committee https://t.co/BhlY9tuJk3
One person then suggested that the rapper might have not been an outlier at the Super Bowl.
And. So did prolly half the people that worked the Super Bowl https://t.co/wvcESvoJTA
Reporter, HuffPost