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"The stars of HBO vampire drama True Blood have dismissed suggestions that Snoop Dogg will appear on the show. The rapper previously admitted that he would like a cameo role and also released a song dedicated to lead character Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin). However, speaking at a UK convention, Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte) denied that Dogg was being lined up for a part. &amp;quot;Apparently Snoop has wanted to be on the show from the beginning, but I don\u2019t think [creator] Alan Ball is going to let that happen,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;Having such a high-profile person appear in the show, I think it would take us all out of Bon Temps. [Alan] doesn&amp;#039;t need to cast Snoop Dogg to get people to watch.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re glad he watches and likes the show though.&amp;quot; Tramell&amp;#039;s co-star Kristin Bauer (Pam Ravenscroft) agreed that casting the rapper could be damaging for the series. &amp;quot;A lot of times on TV when ratings dip they go for stunt casting,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not a good thing, and we definitely don&amp;#039;t need that yet.&amp;quot; True Blood continues on Sunday at 9pm on HBO. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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