D'Angelo Busted Trying to Pick Up Hooker

[miaedu]

D'Angelo Busted Trying to Pick Up Hooker

D'Angelo apparently went cruisin' and now his reputation's taking a bruisin'.

The R&B smoothie, considered the consummate ladies' man back in the day, was collared Saturday night in New York City after allegedly trying to solicit a prostitute who turned out to be an undercover cop. Oops.

The 36-year-old D'Angelo (aka Michael Eugene Archer) was driving around Greenwich Village in his Range Rover when he spotted the woman, pulled over and offered her $40 for sex, according to the NYPD.

Instead, he wound up booked on a count of patronizing a prostitute in the third degree, according to the Manhattan district attorney. He was released on his own recognizance.

D'Angelo is maintaining his innocence and has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

"We know there is a lot of speculation in regard to the arrest of D'Angelo in New York City this past weekend," his manager, Lindsay Guion, said in a statement, adding that the singer "is contesting the allegations made against him...D'Angelo would like to personally thank all of his fans for the outpouring of concern, and appreciates if all would allow the American justice system to resolve the matter before jumping to any conclusions."

This isn't the first time the "Cruisin'" singer has run afoul of the law. In 2005, he received a suspended sentence following a bust for drug possession and driving under the influence.

A preliminary hearing is set for May 4.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b170741_dangelo_busted_trying_pick_up_hooker.html#ixzz0hhfrzEE2

 

[SexyKev]

LOL.

He looks a hot ass mess. $40 for sex? Wow.

...this man sang "How Des It Feel." The music video alone was enough to get him laid for the rest of his life. Gotta buy a hooker now to get some? Wow.

 

[mbamike]

It would seem that a guy with his good looks and money could find free sex somewhere.

 

[hylas]

um... i think prostitution should be legal, and theres nothing immoral about it (as long as the prostitute is independant, running her own buisness). so, yeah, dont see the need to be judgemental here.

his headshot is a little heartbreaking, though.

 

[Anton98]

I knew it! When I heard about this story a couple days ago, I said that if he had to pay $40 to get some, then the body he was famous for is long gone. Now I know for sure, he looks like shit. He could sing though.

 

[Drebin]

It is unfortunate that this happened, but I still have love for him. I hope he overcomes all his inner struggles, finish making his new record and grace the planet with his craft again. He's such a beautiful talent.

 

[hylas]

im casually reading mistress matisse's blog, who used to be an escort. she sais that "desirable" straight guys - handsome, enough money, good manners - also see prostitutes, because its just an easy way of having sex. straight guys cant just go to a chat room, put up a half naked picture of themselves and then go and fuck one of the dozen or so chicks that reply in the same evening.

 

[SexyKev]

(and i still want that uncut vid released to the public goddamnit!!!)

Me too!

 

[willsboy84]

^Well to be fair, when he did How Does It Feel, he was one of the only men in cornrows that made my heart skip a few beats(and i still want that uncut vid released to the public goddamnit!!!)... and now look at him. Whacked out and fattened up on drugs and fried foods.

It's a sad, sad day.

Hell yeah that shit's sad!!! I mean, DAMN, it wasn't that long since bitches were literally throwin' the pussy at him...now he's picking up $40 ho's on the stroll? Sad day, indeed.

 

[SexyKev]

^ lol...okay?! Sad shame.

 

[80KGold]

So much for his getting off of Angie Stone's shit list.

 

[GamerBear]

Sucks he got busted, but I could give two shits about his appearance now. He makes good music that's all that matters to me.

 

[miaedu]

I think his long awaited comeback is tentatively scheduled for the last quarter of 2010. Hopefully something positive will come from this blemish.

 

[miaedu]

D'Angelo Pleads Guilty in Prostitution Case

D'Angelo wrapped up a prostitution case Friday by pleading guilty to disorderly conduct, ending one of the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's series of run-ins with the law since his heyday a decade ago.

D'Angelo, 37, said nothing as he left a Manhattan courthouse and hastened to a black SUV. Disorderly conduct is a violation, not a crime.

He was arrested in March 2010 behind the wheel of a Range Rover after police said he tried to pay $40 for a sex act to an undercover officer posing as a prostitute.

D'Angelo, born Michael Archer, emerged as a standout among the neosoul singers of the 1990s, alongside such artists such as Maxwell, Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu. D'Angelo became known for his falsetto and his sultry image, fueled when he appeared nearly naked in the video for the hit single "Untitled (How Does It Feel)." The song won the 2000 Grammy for best male R&B vocal performance, while his platinum-selling album "Voodoo" won that year's best R&B album Grammy.

He hasn't released an album since, though he has contributed to other artists' records and has said for years he's been working on one of his own.

Meanwhile, the Virginia-based singer racked up a number of drunken-driving and drug arrests and guilty pleas, was flung from his Hummer and hospitalized for several days after crashing the SUV into a fence, and was pepper-sprayed by police who said he resisted arrest at his home after a traffic confrontation with a woman who said he spit on her. He pleaded no contest to obstructing justice and settled with the woman in that 2002 incident.

In the New York case, prosecutors said he satisfied conditions they declined to specify; his lawyer, Stacey Richman, declined to comment.

http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/d-angelo-pleads-guilty-in-prostitution-case-1005071992.story

 

[jdbadboy]

If only it was a tranny instead of an undercover cop.