CeeLo Green pleads not guilty to giving woman ecstasy

(CBS) LOS ANGELES - Singer CeeLo Green pleaded not guilty Monday to giving a woman ecstasy during a 2012 dinner in Los Angeles.

The 39-year-old singer appeared in court and entered the plea through his attorney Blair Berk.

He is accused of giving ecstasy to a 33-year-old woman while the two were dining at a downtown L.A. restaurant sometime between July 13 and July 14, 2012, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, reports CBS Los Angeles.

"The two later went back to the woman's hotel. Prosecutors declined to file a charge of rape of an intoxicated person, citing insufficient evidence," spokeswoman Jane Robison said, reports the station.

Berk 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," she said in a statement.

Berk said the singer, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, was pleased prosecutors declined to pursue a rape charge against him. She declined comment on the drug-related charge.

Monday's hearing occurred hours after the singer was charged with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance. He could face up to four years in prison if convicted.

Green posted $30,000 bail and is due back in court on Nov. 20.

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 NBC's "The Voice" talent show.

If convicted, the five-time Grammy Award winner faces up to four years in state prison, reports CBS Los Angeles.