Cee Lo Green pleaded not guilty to a felony drug charge today.
He was charged with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance, specifically MDMA, also known as ecstasy, and was arraigned later in the day in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.
He waived his right to a speedy trial and agreed to surrender to the Los Angeles Police Department to be booked within within seven days; a bond agent immediately appeared to post $30,000 bail for his release.
Prosecutors said Cee Lo, 39, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, allegedly slipped ecstasy to a 33-year-old woman while they were having dinner in mid-July 2012 before they went to the woman’s hotel room.
Prosecutors didn’t file a charge of rape of an intoxicated person against Green because because they did not have sufficient evidence, the statement said.
The woman reportedly taped Cee Lo talking about the incident, but he reportedly never said anything about putting ecstasy in her drink. However, he did talk about the drug, which prosecutors interpreted as a taped confession of drug use.
“We are pleased that the Los Angeles County District Attorney has completed its investigation and concluded that the evidence did not support the false and unfounded claims made over a year ago,” Berk told TMZ, adding that any sexual contact between Green and the woman was consensual.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Nov. 20. Cee Lo could face up to four years in state prison if convicted.
Don’t let us find out that Cee Lo is slipping folk mickeys.
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