Any plans to send Willie Nelson to jail for drug possession have gone to pot.

The herb-happy country crooner has been spared serving time in the slammer after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession Tuesday in Louisiana.

Nelson and members of his posse were issued citations in September after state troopers boarded his tour bus and sniffed out his stash of marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms.

In exchange for their guilty pleas, Nelson and tour manager David Anderson each paid a $1,024 fine and were placed on probation for six months by state Judge Paul deMahy.

Eminem wants to buy a Detroit venue which was featured in his film 8 Mile.

The rapper is in negotiations to purchase the St. Andrew's Hall venue from Live Nation for an undisclosed amount.

As part of the deal, Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg will manage the operation while the venue's current management will run the day-to-day operations of the club.

The rap battle scenes in 8 Mile were filled in an area of St. Andrew's Hall called "The Shelter," reports Detroit Free Press.

The prosecution and defense agreed on one point: In court, Phil Spector is "Phillip" Spector.

Beyond that, the two sides were typically of a split mind as opening arguments began Wednesday in the Los Angeles murder trial of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame music producer.

Per prosecutor Alan Jackson, Spector is a man with a "very rich history of violence against women." Per defense attorney Bruce Cutler, Spector "was, and is, a true romantic of a bygone era."

Of no dispute was the matter at hand: Spector is charged with shooting to death B-movie actress Lana Clarkson in his castle-styled home in Alhambra, California, on Feb. 3, 2003. If convicted of second-degree murder, he could face 15 years to life in prison.

Snoop Dogg has been refused entry into Australia because of his extensive criminal record, the immigration minister said Thursday, the second time this year the rapper has been barred from entering another country.

Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr., was due to fly into Sydney this week to co-host the MTV Australia Video Music Awards.

Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said Snoop Dogg's visa was canceled because he had failed to pass the country's strict character test, which takes criminal convictions into account.