Snoop Dogg, Salma Hayek Among Stars Carrying Olympic Torch in Paris
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Snoop Dogg and Salma Hayek are among the stars set to carry the Olympic torch as the Games prepare to kick off in Paris.
Hayek — who is tied to France through her husband François-Henri Pinault, the boss of luxury group Kering and CAA owner Artemis — is currently carrying the torch from the Yvelines suburb to the Versailles Palace, alongside Didier Deschamps, the trainer of the France soccer national team, and singer Patrick Bruel.
Dogg, meanwhile, will be carrying it on Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, in Saint-Denis, where the Olympics Village housing athletes is based.
As previously reported, Dogg will also also be a special correspondent for NBC during the Games. He will carry the torch alongside French model-turned-actor Laetitia Casta and rapper MC Solaar.
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