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Olympic superfan and special correspondent Snoop Dogg rocked full equestrian gear (hat included) while watching dressage in Paris on Saturday.

The 52-year-old was driven to the steps of the Palace of Versailles, Paris, in a golf cart dressed in trousers, a dressage tailcoat and helmet.

His outfit also included sunglasses and an ‘S’ emblem on his jacket.

Snoop He was joined by his unlikely friend Martha Stewart, with whom he previously hosted a TV show, and the American chef sported an almost matching outfit.

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Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart wore almost identical outfits. Photo: PA

Snoop Dogg watching the Special Dressage Team Grand Prix at the Palace of Versailles on the eighth day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France.  Picture date: Saturday August 3, 2024. Mike Egerton/PA Wire
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The rapper shared his excitement about the equestrian event during an appearance on NBC.

“I’m interested in dancing horses,” he said. “And I want to give them some carrots and apples… make sure they’re fed before they do their work.”

Snoop and Stewart witnessed an exciting morning in the dressage team grand prix special, with British rider Becky Moody scoring a leading score in the first round on her horse Jagerbomb.

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Snoop Dogg during the dressage team Grand Prix final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Versailles, France.  (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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Carl Hester, Charlotte Fry and Becky Moody celebrate winning bronze medals in equestrian (team dressage)
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Snoop and Stewart watched Team GB win bronze. Photo: PA

The cyclist and her teammates, Carl Hester and Charlotte Fry, ultimately finished in third place, behind Germany and Denmark.

Snoop’s busy schedule in Paris has so far seen him cheer on Team USA’s gymnast. Simone Bileswhile wearing a t-shirt with his face on it, and attending beach volleyball and judo events.

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He also carried the Olympic torch on the last day of its journey through the streets of the French capital.

He later said of that moment: “Something I can live with and be happy with.” [is] knowing that I was the face and voice of peace at that moment in time.”

Olympic torchbearer Snoop Dogg during the torch relay.  Photo: Reuters
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Did he ‘drop it like it was hot’?

This is the second Olympic Games running that Snoop has found himself in the spotlight.

In 2021, his dressage commentary went viral after describing one of the animals involved as a “crippled walking horse.”



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