Cee Lo Green pleaded
not guilty to giving a woman ecstasy at a Los Angeles restaurant
during a 2012 dinner, and prosecutors declined to file a rape count against the
singer because of insufficient evidence. Green, 38, whose real
name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, appeared in court hours after prosecutors
charged him with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance. He
could face four years in prison if convicted.
Green spoke only once
during a brief arraignment hearing to acknowledge he understood the court's
scheduling of his case. He sat in a front row
of the courtroom with his girlfriend while waiting for a bondsman to post his
$30,000 bail. His case is due back in court on Nov. 20.
Green was pleased that
the rape charge was rejected and will address the ecstasy count in court, his
attorney Blair Berk wrote in a statement. She said any sexual
contact between her client and the woman was consensual.
"Mr. Green
encouraged a full and complete investigation of those claims and he was confident
once conducted he would be cleared of having any wrongful intent," Berk
wrote. She declined further comment.
Green is the
Grammy-winning singer of the hit "Forget You" and performed as part
of the duo Gnarls Barkley. He appears as a judge on the NBC competition show
"The Voice." The network declined comment on the charge.
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