The former 'Voice' judge maintained he did nothing wrong while taking the plea Friday. He was sentenced to three years of probation and must perform 360 hours of community service.
POOL/REUTERSCee Lo Green, pictured here in a previous court hearing, pleaded no contest Friday in Los Angeles court.
Cee Lo Green pleaded no contest Friday to slipping ecstasy to a woman two years ago.
The former "Voice" judge and Gnarls Barkley singer took the no-jail deal under a type of plea that allowed him to deny wrongdoing.
"I plead no contest where I maintain my innocence," Green said in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Judge Mark Young sentenced him to three years of probation and 360 hours of community service for the felony conviction.
The Grammy winner, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, also has to attend 52 substance abuse therapy sessions, register as a narcotics offender and pay restitution to his unidentified female victim.
The judge also ordered the "Crazy" crooner to refrain from drinking alcohol if his probation officer requests that.
Lawyer Blair Berk sat next to Green with her hand on his back. He wore a pinstriped shirt over dark shorts and dress shoes and donned a pair of sunglasses as he left the courtroom without comment.
According to prosecutors, Green, 39, "slipped" ecstasy to a 33-year-old woman while the two were dining at a sushi restaurant in July 2012. The woman allegedly recorded Green making reference to the incident in a later conversation, a law enforcement source told the Daily News.
She initially said she believed Green spiked her drink and that the "next thing" she remembered was waking up naked in her hotel room with him.
Prosecutors rejected a felony sexual assault charge in the case.
Berk previously described any physical contact as "consensual."
Green, who rose to fame in the hip hop group Goodie Mob, was ordered to return to court in March for a progress report.
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