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| CeeLo Green faces felony ecstasy charge in Los Angeles | CeeLo Green faces felony ecstasy charge in Los Angeles |
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| Singer and television star CeeLo Green has been charged with giving the drug ecstasy to a woman while the two were dining at a Los Angeles restaurant. | Singer and television star CeeLo Green has been charged with giving the drug ecstasy to a woman while the two were dining at a Los Angeles restaurant. |
| Mr Green, real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, "slipped" the drug to the 33-year-old woman during the meal last July, prosecutors said. | Mr Green, real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, "slipped" the drug to the 33-year-old woman during the meal last July, prosecutors said. |
| The two then went back to the woman's hotel room, authorities said. | |
| If convicted, Mr Green, 39, faces up to four years in prison. He pleaded not guilty. | If convicted, Mr Green, 39, faces up to four years in prison. He pleaded not guilty. |
| Mr Green was charged with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. | Mr Green was charged with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. |
| He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Los Angeles County court on Monday. | He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Los Angeles County court on Monday. |
| Prosecutors have requested his bail be set at $30,000 (£18,579). He is scheduled to appear in court again on 20 November. | Prosecutors have requested his bail be set at $30,000 (£18,579). He is scheduled to appear in court again on 20 November. |
| Mr Green, an Atlanta native who rose to prominence as a member of rap group Goodie Mob, later won fame as a solo artist. He also appears on the NBC reality show The Voice. | Mr Green, an Atlanta native who rose to prominence as a member of rap group Goodie Mob, later won fame as a solo artist. He also appears on the NBC reality show The Voice. |