After he stunned the social media for his controversial rape tweets, how much is singer-rapper Cee Lo Green's net worth?
Cee Lo Green is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor and entrepreneur. He was made famous by his various musical contributions and was known as one of the coaches on the singing television show, The Voice. Cee Lo Green's estimated net worth is $22 million.
Recently, Cee Lo Green is facing controversies regarding the statements he posted on social media site, Twitter, where he posted a series of tweets relating to a recent court case in which he beseeched no contest to supplying ecstasy to a woman. The incident stunned followers online. The event was believed to create a dent on the rapper's growing net worth.
The 39-year old singer-songwriter, Cee Lo Green appealed no contest to a felony drug charge curtailing from a 2012 incident in which he slipped ecstasy into the drink of his dinner date in a sushi restaurant. His date during that time accused Cee Lo Green of raping her.
Cee Lo Green escaped jail time after pleading no contest to drug charges that was sentenced to three years of formal probation and ordered to complete 360 hours of community service. The earlier rape charge relating to the same alleged incident was dropped due to insufficient evidence. Then Cee Lo Green opts to air his sentiments on Twitter stunning his followers online.
With Cee Lo Green's net worth of $22 million and his over 2 million online followers, his rant indeed stunned many fans. His most controversial tweet claims that unconscious women can't be raped: he tweeted, "If someone is passed out they're not even WITH you consciously," then later added that, "People who have really been raped REMEMBER!!!"
The online community was stunned by his controversial tweets and various screenshots then floated the internet. Despite Cee Lo Green's success and earning numerous awards and accolades for his contributions in music plus his increasing net worth, Cee Lo Green didn't escaped the social media attention on his absurd and offensive tweets seemingly condemning himself worse in the court of public opinion.
Cee Lo Green later issued an apology and claimed that his tweets were taken out of context; however, critics have cited that there's not really context that could sufficiently explain some of his controversial tweets, unless he was quoting somebody in prison for sexual assault. Soon after, Cee Lo Green deleted his Twitter account.
His apology was, "I sincerely apologize for my comments being taken so far out of context," then added "I only intended on a healthy exchange to help heal those who love me from the pain I had already caused from this. Please forgive me as it was your support that got me thru this to begin with. I'd never condone the harm of any women. Thank you."
Under these controversial circumstances, Cee Lo Green digs himself abysmal as he tries to explain his alleged tweets. And his net worth might plummet if he continues to air insensible and offensive statements online. Citizens do have a right for freedom of speech and expression, but remember to use it responsibly so that you won't be judged without trial.
