Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Cee Lo Green Pleads Not Guilty

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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