Becks and Diddy: BFF?

Soccer superstar David Beckham and music mogul P Diddy have struck up a new friendship.

The unlikely pair of friends check up on each other on a regular basis to make sure each other is doing well. P Diddy flew to London on Monday for what was supposed to be the start of a UK tour with fellow rapper Snoop Dogg.

Snoop Dogg, however, was unable to enter the country after his visa was denied by British authorities. Snoop Dogg and Diddy were then forced to cancel their European tour, which had five dates in Britain.

"P Diddy and Snoop were incredibly disappointed and devastated by the news. They really did not want to let fans down this way as the UK was a planned highlight of the tour. However, this ultimately was a situation out of their control," said a tour spokesman.

Concert goers who already have tickets will be able to get refunds.

Organizers of the tour said that the concerts, starting at London's new Wembley Arena on Wednesday, would continue without Snoop Dogg.

Dates for Dublin on March 31 and April 1 will also go ahead as planned.

British Home Office rules state that foreign citizens can be barred from entering Britain if there are concerns about their presence.

Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, and five other men were arrested on charges of violent disorder and starting a brawl in April 2006. They spent the night in jail after trouble started when some in Dogg's party were denied entry to British Airways' first class lounge at Heathrow Airport.

Snoop Dogg was also barred from entering Britain in May 2006.

Diddy then met up with David and Victoria Beckham for dinner at the swanky establishment Mayfair. The US rapper Diddy then went on to throw a party at an exclusive clubin the capital, something Diddy is known for.

At the party he announced that the key to his close friendship with the Beckhams is all about "keeping it real."

"We just check on each other, make sure each other is all right. We can relate to each other, so it's a real natural relationship.

"It ain't nothing for the press or the media, it ain't no hype or nothing, it's just two guys that kind of get along all right. A lot of people you meet, they ain't really real, but he's real," Diddy said.

Sources:
http://www.itv.com/news/entertainment_3d2e6b9044422f3770636d97989b6297.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/27/ap/entertainment/main2616817.shtml
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1576864.ece