N-Dubz singer Tulisa in court over drug charges

Tulisa Contostavlos has pleaded not guilty to charges that she supplied Class A drugs. Outside the court, her solicitor claimed the case had been "manufactured".

Speaking on her behalf, he said: "As has been widely reported, this entire case has been manufactured by the Sunday Sun and Mazher Mahmood, sometimes known as the Fake Sheikh.

"They have spent a large amount of their readers money flying Tulisa and a number of friends first class Las Vegas. There Mahmood posed as a film producer offering her a £3million film contract.

"This case is not simply about drugs supply, it is about the limits which we set on the conduct of journalists. This was a deliberate attempt to target a young woman who is all the more vulnerable because of her celebrity status."

"The law clearly forbids such conduct on the part of the police, and it's ironic that the police should rely on it when it is the work of a journalist. In due course, Tulisa will give a full answer to these allegations in the court proceedings."

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Singer Tulisa Contostavlos and rapper Mike GLC, also known as Michael Coombs, will next appear at Southwark Crown Court in central London on January 9.

Both the N-Dubz star and Coombs have denied drugs charges.

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Singer Tulisa Contostavlos, 25, has denied being concerned with the supply of Class A drugs at Westminster Magistrates Court.

Singer Tulisa Contostavlos is due to appear in court charged in connection with the supply of Class A drugs in London.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced last week that it had authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the former X Factor judge with ''being concerned in'' the supply of Class A drugs.

She is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court in central London.