Cee Lo Green pleaded not guilty yesterday 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 where prosecutors
charged him with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance.
He could face four years in prison if convicted.
Green spoke once during a brief arraignment hearing to acknowledge he understood the court's scheduling of his case. 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.
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