US rap star Busta Rhymes is waiting to find out whether he can play at a charity concert in London later amid a legal battle to enter the UK.

He was not initially allowed in because of "unresolved convictions" in the US.

He was held for 12 hours at London City Airport on Thursday before a judge agreed to let him into the country.

There will now be a High Court hearing to determine whether he can stay to play the Orange RockCorps gig for 5,000 volunteers at the Royal Albert Hall.

On Thursday evening, Mr Justice Flaux ruled that it was arguable that Rhymes’s detention was lawful.

Armed police

He said: "It seems to me that it is difficult to see upon what basis the temporary admission of the claimant or his temporary release into the jurisdiction has been refused.

"In all the circumstances it seems to me that he is entitled to an order that he be released forthwith or alternatively is entitled to bail."

The rapper was kept in a room measuring 7ft by 8ft at the east London airport, watched by five armed police officers, Mr Justice Flaux heard.

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