Criminal charges of stalking against US rapper Nate Dogg have been dropped by prosecutors in California, who say that the alleged victim, the hip-hopper's estranged wife, has not been in touch with them.
The 38 year old star, real name Nathaniel Hale, pleaded not guilty in July to two counts of making criminal threats and one count of stalking as well as the misdemeanour count of driving with a suspended licence. The charges related to emails sent from Hale to his wife, and an incident in which he was accused of chasing her car on a freeway.